sleight of hand

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The required manual dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A performance of such skill.
  3. (broadly, countable, idiomatic, uncountable) Any form of skillful deception.

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

In summary

From Middle English slegthe of hande, sleght of hond, equivalent to sleight + of + hand. Compare Old French léger de main (cf. the contemporary French léger de main and the contemporary English legerdemain).

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