The rebel army's opening gambit was to bomb the city's business district.
•The prosecution's opening gambit was to call a witness who linked the defendant to the scene of the crime.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
opening gambit — first move, first step; first move of the game (Chess) … English contemporary dictionary
gambit — n. (chess) 1) to play a gambit 2) to accept; decline a gambit 3) an opening gambit * * * [ gæmbɪt] decline a gambit (chess) to play a gambit an opening gambit to accept … Combinatory dictionary
gambit — UK [ˈɡæmbɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms gambit : singular gambit plural gambits 1) something that you say or do in an attempt to gain an advantage a diplomatic gambit designed to break the stalemate opening gambit (= first words or actions) … English dictionary
gambit — is often misused in either of two ways. First, it sometimes appears as opening gambit, which is redundant. Second, it is often employed to mean no more than a ploy or tactic. Properly, a gambit is an opening move that involves some strategic… … Dictionary of troublesome word
gambit — gam|bit [ gæmbıt ] noun count 1. ) something you say or do in an attempt to gain an advantage: a diplomatic gambit designed to break the stalemate opening gambit (=first words or actions): an opening gambit in a game of seduction 2. ) a series of … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gambit — [[t]gæ̱mbɪt[/t]] gambits 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A gambit is an action or set of actions, which you carry out in order to try to gain an advantage in a situation or game. He sees the proposal as more of a diplomatic gambit than a serious… … English dictionary
gambit — noun a) An opening in chess, in which a minor piece (often a pawn) is sacrificed to gain an advantage. Their promise to lower taxes is clearly an election year gambit. b) … Wiktionary
gambit — gam|bit [ˈgæmbıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: gambetto act of making someone fall over , from gamba leg ] 1.) something that you do or say which is intended to give you an advantage in an argument ▪ a clever debating gambit ▪ These… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gambit — noun (C) 1 something that you do or say which is intended to give you an advantage in an argument: a clever debating gambit | opening gambit (=the thing you say first) 2 a planned series of moves at the beginning of a game of chess … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gambit De Budapest — Gambit de Budapest … Wikipédia en Français
Gambit de budapest — Gambit de Budapest … Wikipédia en Français
