shell game

noun
🔊/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/
🔊/ˈʃel ɡeɪm/
(North American English)
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  1. the shell game
    [singular] a game in which three cups are moved around, and players must guess which is the one with a small object under it 果壳猜测游戏(移动三个杯子,参加者须猜测哪个杯子扣着小物体)
  2. [countable] an act by an organization or a politician that tricks people in a clever way(机构或政客的)骗局,骗术