artful dodger | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Acraftyperson who commits minorcrimesor behaves in a ratherunscrupulousmanner.Synonyms:rapscallion,slyboots,trickster1868,Louisa May Alcott, chapter 45, inLittle Women:Meg made many moral rules, and tried to keep them, but what mother was ever proof against the winning wiles, the ingenious evasions, or the tranquil audacity of the miniature men and women who so early show themselves accomplishedArtful Dodgers?1971October 4, “The Nation: Crime and Punishment...”, inTime, retrieved25 February 2014:Timothy Mack has spent 13 years spiriting wallets from the pockets and purses of Los Angelenos, anartful dodger'scareer that has been interrupted by 20 arrests and two jail terms.2011,P. T. Deutermann,The Edge of Honor,→ISBN,page183:Perfect little con man andartful dodger, always on the make for some angle or another.; (set phrase)One whodeftlyevadesobstacles, pursuers, inconveniences, or other difficulties.Synonyms:eluder,evader2003, Michael O'Brien,A Cry of Stone,→ISBN,page742:I was a pussyfoot, anartful dodger, sidestepping abandoned children, waifs and strays, foundlings, castaways, and junk-people.2005, Jim Cherry,The Last Stage,→ISBN,page81:I could see the traps and landmines ahead and avoid them, a realartful dodger.2007August 15, Brenda Goodman, “Will No Cage Hold Him? Monkey Again Escapes Zoo”, inNew York Times, retrieved25 February 2014:For the second time in two weeks, Oliver, a 9-year-old capuchin monkey at a Mississippi zoo, escaped his cage, and this time, his keepers said he proved to be an even moreartful dodger.

Examples:

EN: You look like a duke And act like the artful dodger.
ES: Usted se parece a un duque, y actúa como un astuto tramposo.
EN: An artful dodger
ES: Un evasor ingenioso
EN: What's the artful dodger thinking of now?
ES: ¿Qué está pensando ahora el astuto tramposo?
EN: The artful dodger was a thief,
ES: Aquel pícaro mozalbete era un ladrón.
EN: - Roger the artful dodger.
ES: Roger, el pillo.
EN: That was a very artful dodger.
ES: Fue una trampa muy ingeniosa.
EN: What is with you and the artful dodger?
ES: ¿Qué ocurre entre tú y el evasor de impuestos?
EN: Artie the artful dodger?
ES: ¿Artie el hábil evasor?
EN: Give them the old chip cheerio and prance around like the old artful dodger for ya?
ES: Dales un saludo de bienvenida y bailotea por ahí como el antiguo artístico desertor para ti? ¿Como?
EN: Oh, the artful dodger.
ES: Como Artful Dodger.
EN: And if Holly's involved, that makes her the artful dodger, or the artful deejay.
ES: Y si Holly está involucrada, eso la convierte en la tramposa ingeniosa, o en una DJ ingeniosa.
EN: Dennis was the ultimate artful dodger.
ES: Dennis era muy habilidoso.
EN: Based on Joseph Heller's novel, Catch-22 is the story of the artful dodger, Yossarian, a U.S. Air Force bombardier in World War II who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him.
HI: जॉन Yossarian है, उपन्यास के नायक द्वारा जोसेफ हेलर, पैरा 22. यह एक antieroico कप्तान बीस-आठ dellaeronautica यू करने के लिए. एस. सैन्य द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध के दौरान से ग्रस्त है कि विचार से हजारों की अज्ञात लोगों को, जो करने के लिए वह व्यक्तिगत रूप .
EN: At close-range, you'll need to become the artful dodger.
HI: दिलाएगी. इसके लिए आपको बनना होगा डबिंग आर्टिस्ट.
EN: The not-so artful dodger: Children's Day Special
HI: छन्द खजाना: किसान दिवस विशेषांक

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