old ploy
Frequency: 6.06.1 per million words
a well-known and frequently used tactic
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- That's an old ploy to get people to buy things they don't need.
- He tried the same old ploy on me, but I saw right through it.
- The politician's speech was full of familiar, old ploys to win votes.
- It was an old ploy of his to pretend he didn't understand.
- Such an old ploy rarely works on experienced negotiators.
- They resorted to the same old ploy of delaying the decision.
- I'm tired of hearing the same old ploys and excuses.
- The marketing team used an old ploy to attract new customers.
- That's an old ploy that has been used by many tricksters.
- Be careful, that might just be an old ploy to distract you.