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Significados de cat's-paw em inglês

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A person used by another to gain an end.

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        Sinônimos
        Examples for "instrument"
        Examples for "instrument"
        1
        They used the law as an instrument of change to better society.
        The Irish Times
        2
        For each instrument, a new set of questions needs to be asked.
        Wired
        3
        Unfortunately, neither instrument found any evidence of a planet-wide subsurface water system.
        The Guardian
        4
        That leaves interest rates as the main instrument for helping the economy.
        Reuters
        5
        Objectives: To develop a mechanical syringe procedure for identification of instrument problems.
        Pubmed
        1
        He also took issue with Derek being used as a political pawn.
        Radio NZ
        2
        In addition, a pawn transaction takes a matter of minutes, he noted.
        Reuters
        3
        Don't try to pawn us off on the New England Patriots, either.
        Ebony
        4
        Passing a line of broken prams, great for transport to the pawn.
        The ginger man
        5
        Hence, the solution can never be the 'pawn' known as estimated bill.
        Jamaica Observer
        Uso de cat's-paw em inglês
        1
        I think him more likely to be a cat's-paw than a felon.
        Foul Play
        2
        You'll use me as a cat's-paw to pull down this inconvenient duke.
        The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might...
        3
        He had made a cat's-paw of her, that's what he had done!
        Kindred of the Dust
        4
        The British had used Belgium as a cat's-paw; then they had deserted her.
        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
        5
        I knew that I had been cat's-paw in some game of high stakes.
        The Powers and Maxine
        6
        He was not the man to be made a cat's-paw of.
        Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 06 (of 15), French
        7
        It was perfectly still, a warm summer night without a cat's-paw of breeze.
        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
        8
        I have not ever heard she gave a thought to me, her cat's-paw.
        Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship
        9
        Brad had no intention of being a cat's-paw for him.
        Man-Size
        10
        She was not going to be made a cat's-paw of.
        The Enchanted April
        11
        But Pet was too sharp to play cat's-paw for nothing.
        Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
        12
        His way is generally using someone else for a cat's-paw.
        Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
        13
        The cat's-paw theory offered no safer clue, than the frank, old-fashioned, honest theory of villainy.
        The Education of Henry Adams
        14
        Well, rather that than be your cat's-paw longer, Mr.
        The House of Whispers
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        And you did me the honor to select me as cat's-paw to bring him on again.
        A Simpleton
        16
        You've made me the cat's-paw for you, Dresden.
        Blood rites
        Translations for cat's-paw
        português
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