That company is under investigation for sharp practice so it's better to avoid dealing with them.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
sharp practice — index artifice, knavery, maneuver (trick), misdoing, pettifoggery, ruse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
sharp practice — ➔ practice * * * sharp practice UK US noun [U] UK COMMERCE ► a way of behaving in business that is dishonest but not illegal: »The building industry brought in rules to protect customers from sharp practice. »The penalties for sharp practice in… … Financial and business terms
Sharp practice — Sharp Sharp, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE. sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG. scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr. Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.] 1. Having a very thin edge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sharp practice — noun uncount OLD FASHIONED dishonest business activities … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sharp practice — ► NOUN ▪ dishonest or barely honest dealings … English terms dictionary
sharp practice — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest. He accused some solicitors of sharp practice in quoting low… … English dictionary
sharp practice — noun Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal. The typical political sharp practice of manipulating history to suit the current agenda. Syn: bad faith … Wiktionary
sharp practice — noun : dealing in which advantage is taken or sought unscrupulously; also : a particular piece of or custom involving such dealing determined to put down sharp practices in his department … Useful english dictionary
sharp practice — noun Date: 1836 the act of dealing in which advantage is taken or sought unscrupulously … New Collegiate Dictionary
sharp practice — dubious business, questionable business … English contemporary dictionary
