Fuente de la expresión
Collins English Dictionary. 11th ed. Harper Collins Publications. London, 2011.
Estructura completa
to be someone a sting
Variantes
To be a swindle or a fraud.
Contexto
Dymally, reached en route to Trinidad, said he knew he had been targeted. Everyone in Compton knew Macardican was an undercover FBI operative, he said, “and I once told him he was a sting.”
Fuente del contexto
Los Angeles Times
Tipo de fuente
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Autor
Rosenzweig, David
Título de la fuente
Dymally Sought Bribe, Informant Says : Court: Allegations, denied by former congressman, are made in Tucker trial. Businessman who proposed waste conversion plant also accuses two former Compton council members.
Año
1995
Web
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-12-me-56104-story.html
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Raro