Jimmy Hung
2022-03-02 07:03
Cut a dido American British phrasal verb slang
If you say that someone cuts a dido, you mean that he mischievously plays a trick.
The naughty girls cut a dido when their teacher entered the room.
Jack felt edgy when his friends cut a dido last night.
It is Adam who cuts a dido today. I saw him take the pencil case out of your backpack.
To maintain someone's attention or to keep them waiting in a state of uncertainty.
Very dishonest and deceptive
To deceive or trick someone
Cheat, exploit someone; intentionally put someone in an unfair or unfavourable situation
The verb "cut" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The "trick" sense might come from the trick of Dido, queen of Carthage, who, having bought as much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it into thin strips long enough to enclose a spot for a citadel.
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