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telegraph one's

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telegraph (one's)

  1. tv.
    to signal, unintentionally, what blows one is about to strike. (Boxing.) : Don't telegraph your punches, kid! You'll be flat on your back in twenty seconds.
  2. tv.
    to signal, unintentionally, one's intentions. : The mediator telegraphed his punches, and we were prepared with a strong counter argument.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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