
immoral / unethical - WordReference Forums
2008年9月11日 · It is unethical because of the harm that it does to others - that tax money will no longer be able to go for building roads, and so on. If someone lives a lifestyle involving a lot of …
commit as a noun | WordReference Forums
2012年12月3日 · I wrote: The word commit shows in the dictionary as a verb such as (commit a crime). Can the word commit be as a noun as well? or Do we use committing? For example: 1. …
by any means necessary/possible? | WordReference Forums
2016年10月6日 · Most often, when this is said, it means using unethical or illegal methods. The word "ruthlessly" fits very well with that concept. Sentence (b) is correct English but not a …
bouche de vieille | WordReference Forums
2014年8月25日 · She is not only greedy and unethical, she is also aggressive and irrational in the reasoning she holds. One of her victims is saying: 'elle est à la fois malfaisante, stupide et …
To push a case | WordReference Forums
2011年6月14日 · Hello everybody. Recently I came across an expression and I'm not sure on what it might mean. The expression is "to push a case". Here is an example: To push a case …
scheister - WordReference Forums
2008年6月1日 · So are unethical politicians as the WordReference dictionary suggests. The word schyster comes most certainly from the German Scheisser as has been pointed out. The …
swell guy - WordReference Forums
2012年10月18日 · Background: Joe, a crooked real estate agent who worked for Tradewinds, was found brutally sliced into several lines down his body in his own office. Agent Parker and …
to fire someone - WordReference Forums
2008年7月31日 · If the boss (CEO) of a very large company fired one of his top executives (for unethical conduct), what would be a fitting and proper verb. I don't want to use virer because …
British/American Spelling in Quotes - WordReference Forums
2009年3月3日 · When you quote from a source, you have no right or reason to edit the spelling used in the original. If you anticipate red squiggles and professorial discomfort, just mention in …
I shoplifted the pootie | WordReference Forums
2006年4月30日 · In Jerry Maguire it means "playing nice with the kid to get at banging the mother," but it could refer in a broader sense to "any mildly unethical behavior used to get a …