English Dictionary

tip the gaff

動詞

To give away how a magic trick is accomplished. / To reveal a disguise or something hidden.

日本語の意味

手品の手法、つまり魔法のトリックがどのように行われるかを明かすこと / 秘密や隠されたもの、あるいはカバーされた偽装を暴露すること

Please don't tip the gaff before the finale, or the audience will stop being amazed.

フィナーレの前にトリックの種明かしをしないでください。さもないと観客は驚かなくなります。

意味（1）

To give away how a magic trick is accomplished.

Penn and Teller see their style as rejecting the assumption that “the people in the audience are ignorant savages who will fall at our feet and worship us for performing supernatural miracles.” Penn may enjoy describing the “Penn & Teller” approach to magic as tipping the gaff...

意味（2）

To reveal a disguise or something hidden.

Lady! She couldn't disguise herself as a lady with that Slavonic map of hers tipping the gaff, and those heavy hoofs of hers.

tips the gaff （ present singular third-person ）

tipping the gaff （ participle present ）

tipped the gaff （ participle past ）

tipped the gaff （ past ）