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Meaning of snipe hunt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/

Definitions

A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Suomi hukkareissu
Français chasse au dahu

Examples

“And you asked Charles Briggs for the name of the man who bought the secret, and he gives you a legend. A man who might not even exist. You know what, this is a snipe hunt.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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