dirty tricks

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But while the Reds claimed a 2-1 win courtesy of two Steven Gerrard penalties, the Liverpool skipper felt there had been a few dirty tricks from the Hammers.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Author Fabcaro and illustrator Didier Conrad have opted for a classic storytelling blend of fights, dirty tricks, local specialities -- and an encounter with Caesar himself.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

“There’s dirty tricks being played all over the place,” Swanson said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Soon they ran a front-page story that falsely accused Connaughton of orchestrating the arrest through "dirty tricks."

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

It didn’t look like anything special, but it was manned by the Stoll brothers, and I shuddered to think what dirty tricks they’d schemed up.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan