Word: suckered
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...They don't lose much money, either," he concluded. "The average student is no sucker...
...Guinness' talent; suffice it to say that he seems to me to be the funniest man in the acting profession today. What is worthy of comment is the quality of the rest of the performances, particularly that of Glynis Johns as the girl who plays Guinness for a sucker. Miss Johns is not, I think, a good actress but in this picture she sparkles, maneuvering her cyclids and husky voice to perfection. As usual, too, the minor characters are sharply delincated and make a fine gallery...
...doodads as gifts, and that he could not only have them back, but give up all hopes of ever sharing her friendship again. The cops waved Showgirl Sherwood on her way. Dodge, who is still married to his fourth wife, said: "Some people take me for a sucker, but that is far from the truth...
Stanky, choosing his words carefully, says: "The men will play up to the fullest of their capabilities ... I do not plan to let anyone take advantage of me ... I am not a martinet-and I am not a sucker." A manager's first task, Eddie says, is "getting the players to believe in you. I do not care if players like or dislike me. Naturally, I want them to like me. But if all of them believe I know what I am doing, I am on the happy road...
...argued against it as being dishonest. I was told that it was a small tax and should not worry anyone, even the millionaires, but I insisted that it was essentially dishonest and could become confiscatory. Nobody heeded me. I was right. Poor old John Q. Public, the perennial sucker-who almost elected W. J. Bryan, who elected F. D. Roosevelt again and again and again, and who put Harry Truman into office-had better wake...