dirty pool
nounInformal.
unethical, unfair, or unsportsmanlike conduct.
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How to use dirty pool in a sentence
The above was in allusion to the old ceremony of being dragged through the dirty pool to be made a Freeman of the town of Alnwick.
The History of the Catnach Press | Charles HindleyMost of these were actually dry, but many of them contained a dirty pool of stagnant water.
In Indian Mexico (1908) | Frederick StarrTwo of them bear on their heads each a large basket of dirty clothes they are taking to some dirty pool to wash.
Wintering in the Riviera | William MillerBy the pump, the horse-trough, and the dirty pool I knew that there was entertainment there for man and horse.
A Tramp's Wallet | William DuthiePutting the poor animal's head into this dirty pool, and keeping it there till it was nearly suffocated.
The Young Musician | Horatio Alger
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