English Dictionary

number games

名詞

慣用表現 活用形 複数形

(idiomatic) A numbers game: the use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading). / plural of number game: lotteries, numbers games.

日本語の意味

不適切な統計データや数字を使い、意図した結果（通常は誤解を招く）を示そうとする行為 / 宝くじやその他の数字に基づく賭博（ナンバーゲーム）

Politicians often resort to number games to make unemployment figures look better than they really are.

政治家はしばしば数字のごまかしをして、失業率の数値を実際より良く見せかける。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A numbers game: the use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).

This sounds like we are playing number games, and I wonder if 20000 megawatts is a realistic guess.

意味（2）

plural of number game: lotteries, numbers games.

Like several other northeastern states, New York has also legalized various forms of lottery and number games.