Sleight of Hand

✅: sleight of hand
🛑: slight of hand

Meaning: manual dexterity; skillful deception

To get this one right, remember “sleight” refers to deceit and cunning, whereas, “slight” means slim or lacking substance. Therefore, in this idiom we are commenting on the cunning way by which someone uses their hands, rather than their hand’s appearance.

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