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blag

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blag /blæɡ/ verb (blagged, blagging) [intransitive, transitive] British English informal  PERSUADEto obtain something you want by talking in a clever way 用言语巧妙地得到,用花言巧语骗取 He blagged his way in by saying he was a friend of the owner. 他谎称是主人的朋友混了进去。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
blagYou blag a meeting with the band's lynchpin, organist Clint Boon.He tries in vain to blag my laminate off me.Don't bother trying to blag yourself a ticket - everyone pays 15 quid.
Origin blag (1900-2000) Probably from blag to steal ((19-21 centuries))
blag verbChinese
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blag
blag /blæɡ/ verb (past tense and past participle blagged, present participle blagging) [intransitive and transitive] British English informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Probably from blag 'to steal' (19-21 centuries)
to obtain something you want by talking in a clever way:
    He blagged his way in by saying he was a friend of the owner.


blagBrE /blæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /blæɡ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they blag BrE /blæɡ/ 🔊 NAmE /blæɡ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it blags BrE /blæɡz/ 🔊 NAmE /blæɡz/ 🔊past simple blagged BrE /blæɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /blæɡd/ 🔊past participle blagged BrE /blæɡd/ 🔊 NAmE /blæɡd/ 🔊 -ing form blagging BrE /ˈblæɡɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈblæɡɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (BrE, informal) to persuade sb to give you sth, or to let you do sth, by talking to them in a clever or amusing way 哄…;哄得I blagged some tickets for the game. 我骗到了这场比赛的几张门票。🔊🔊We blagged our way into the reception by saying that we were from the press. 我们自称记者混进了招待会。🔊🔊