| 词组 | dirty work at the crossroads |
| 释义 | dirty work at the crossroads noun illegal activity, especially if concealed US, 1938dirty work at the crossroadsNefarious activities. He got arrested for being involved in dirty work at the crossroads. dirty work at the crossroadsillicit or underhand dealing. humorousThis expression is recorded from the early 20th century and may reflect the fact that crossroads, the traditional burial site for people who had committed suicide, were once viewed as sinister places. 1914 P. G. Wodehouse The Man Upstairs A conviction began to steal over him that some game was afoot which he did not understand, that—in a word—there was dirty work at the crossroads. |
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