Collocations for "deceit"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "deceit" in context.
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deceit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- used deceit to [get, gain, convince, persuade, win]
- used deceit in [getting]
- (try to) gain [the upper hand, an advantage] through deceit
- [caught, involved, immersed] in a web of deceit
- depends on deceit to
- deceit practiced against [tourists, customers, clients, the enemy]
- deceits against [tourists]
- [exposed, revealed, unearthed, uncovered] their deceit
- can't take his deceit any [more, longer]
- a [man, trickster, politician] full of deceit
- full of deceit and [lies, trickery, betrayal]
- a series of [lies] and deceits
'deceit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):