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Johnleo Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Money-raising wheeze

The straw poll is a cross between a money-raising wheeze for the Iowa Republican Party and a free day at the fair for local conservatives.

What does wheeze mean here? Is it still about the respiratory problem? Thanks
  

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Hi It's an old-fashioned word meaning roughly 'a stunt', 'a trick'. Clive

  • Hi It's an old-fashioned word meaning roughly 'a stunt', 'a trick'.
  • Clive
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Hi

It's an old-fashioned word meaning roughly 'a stunt', 'a trick'.

Clive
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Thanks very much, Clive

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