Sentence examples for a bit of mugging from inspiring English sources
Mr. Feltsman, who was once given to temperamental outbursts, could hardly have been blamed for one here, but he settled instead for a bit of mugging.
If I may borrow a phrase from Ted Cruz, the carpet-bombing of the media by politicians is our modern equivalent of the whistlestop tour – they've just traded cross-country train trips for a bit of mugging with a celebrity in prime time or a corny "viral" video meant to lend them credibility with young voters.
Both are nimble enough to sidestep egregious caricature, but neither is above a bit of obvious mugging when it serves the cause.
"That was a bit of a mugging," the Glens boss told BBC Sport NI. "I thought we were in complete control in the second half.
These have generally tumbled in recent years, and you're a bit of a mug if you pay one.
Describing just what they do is a bit of a mug's game, but I'll give a few morsels in the hopes of whetting the appetite of anyone who's susceptible to this now rare but durable form of entertainment.
Special relationship: Interpreting "body language" and the apparent warmth of a relationship between two men giving a press conference is a bit of a mug's game, but I suppose it has to be done; they did seem to get on pretty well.
I feel like a bit of a mug already; it would have been much cheaper to rent, and this was a TV show we could have watched for the bargain price of the licence fee, if we weren't so slow to catch up with things.
