not cricket

not cricket
Synonyms and related words:
Bohemian, beat, below the belt, breakaway, far out, foul, free and easy, fringy, heretical, heterodox, hippie, informal, kinky, maverick, not done, not fair, not kosher, offbeat, original, unconventional, unfair, unfashionable, unorthodox, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, unsportsmanly, way out

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  • not cricket — (informal) Not fair and sporting • • • Main Entry: ↑cricket * * * not cricket british informal old fashioned phrase not fair or socially correct Thesaurus: unfairsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • not cricket — (UK) If something is not cricket, it is unfair …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • not cricket — ► not cricket Brit. informal not fair or honourable. Main Entry: ↑cricket …   English terms dictionary

  • not cricket — mod. unfair; illegitimate; unorthodox. (See affirmative examples at cricket.) □ You can’t do that! It’s not cricket! □ What do you mean it’s not cricket? You do it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • not cricket — • an old English saying. If something is not cricket it is not correct protocol as understood by decent people and certain lines have been crossed. Only really used in a tongue in cheek manner nowadays …   Londonisms dictionary

  • not cricket — Phrs. Unacceptable or unfair behaviour. E.g. I mean, it s just not cricket is it? Knowing that a meal contained beef fat and not telling a vegetarian until after they d eaten it. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • not cricket — (UK)    If something is not cricket, it is unfair.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Not cricket —   (UK)   If something is not cricket, it is unfair …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • not cricket Brit. — not cricket Brit. informal contrary to traditional standards of fairness or rectitude. → cricket …   English new terms dictionary

  • not cricket —  Not fair …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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