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Meanings of little sleight in English

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Usage of little sleight in English
1
That table is where they played their little sleight-of-hand business; and oh!
Sunrise
2
So a little sleight of hand is employed.
The Irish Times
3
And some, like Measday, said they were not above a little sleight of hand -or body.
Reuters
4
Just think: after five years of desertion, and trouble without end, and it all put right by a little sleight-of-hand.
You Never Know Your Luck; being the story of a matrimonial deser...
5
Then, through a little sleight of hand, the jet disappeared off the inventory and ended up belonging to my secret justice unit.
Secret Sanction
6
Eat 'em up, you little sleight-o'-hand, bow-legged bull terriers-give'em another of them Yalu looloos, and you'll eat rice in St. Petersburg.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
7
The movie is lean and muscular, looking for action even in situations where a little sleight of hand might have done the trick.
Reuters
8
I'm sure he's looking down from a better place, now, hoping you win your divorce, even at the cost of a little sleight of hand.
The sealed letter
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