B2 — Upper Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Fare il gatto e la volpe
To act like tricksters / to play con artists
Literal Translation
"To play the cat and the fox"
What it means
To work as accomplices to deceive a third party in a business deal
Example in context
"Quei due broker facevano il gatto e la volpe coi clienti ignari."
"Those two brokers were playing con artists with unsuspecting clients."
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