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welsh

UK/welʃ/US
GREB2

Definitions

v.

To cheat someone by failing to pay a debt, especially a gambling debt; to go back on one's word.

赖账;食言,不履行承诺

Root Breakdown

Native English
welshother
=welsh

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The customer welsh on his promise to pay for the merchandise.

  • 2.

    He was known to welsh on betting debts, which angered his friends.

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