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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lousy trick" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe an action or behavior that is considered unfair, deceitful, or disappointing. Example: "I thought we were friends, but pulling that stunt on me was just a lousy trick."
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What a lousy trick.
He is a man of great talent but he is throwing it away on drink and worry over his misfortunes … His name, I forgot to say, is Scott Fitzgerald, and a New York paper has just published a miserable interview with him – it was a lousy trick, a rotten … piece of journalism, going to see a man in that condition, gaining his confidence, and then betraying him.
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It was a lousy joke.
A dirty trick?
What a lousy goal.
A lousy thing indeed.
"A lousy artist.
"We have a lousy product".
(I'm a lousy driver).
It's a lousy practice.
Mr. Obama is a lousy manager.
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