cut a dido

To play a mischievous trick. The name possibly refers to Queen Dido, founder of Carthage, who asked the natives for as much land as could be covered by a bull's hide. She then cut the hide into thin strips to gain more land. Billy cut a dido today when he pulled my chair out from under me when I went to sit down.

cut didoes

perform mischievous tricks or deeds. North American informal

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释义	cut a dido cut a dido To play a mischievous trick. The name possibly refers to Queen Dido, founder of Carthage, who asked the natives for as much land as could be covered by a bull's hide. She then cut the hide into thin strips to gain more land. Billy cut a dido today when he pulled my chair out from under me when I went to sit down. See also: cut, dido Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cut didoes perform mischievous tricks or deeds. North American informal See also: cut, dido Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: cut didoes dido caper play a practical joke (on one) a practical joke no one will be (any) the wiser take the Browns to the Super Bowl the dickens aid and abet aid and abet, to
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