gazump
- v rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- v raise the price of something after agreeing on a lower price
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- Arsenal stay top, technology aids City surge
Arsenal preserved their lead in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday, while goal-line technology assisted Manchester City as they overcame Cardiff City. Arsenal knew that anything less than victory might allow City to gazump them, but it was not until Santi Cazorla claimed a quick-fire brace mid-way through the second half that they put paid to Fulham at the Emirates Stadium ...
Jan. 18, 2014 - AFP via Yahoo! News
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- Alex McLeish in Sportinglife.com
McLeish said: "I tried to buy Mikael when he had gone back to Chelsea after the one season with Birmingham. We were keen at Rangers to gazump Birmingham but it just didn't happen. I think Mikael had such an affection for this club and he wanted to... - Harry Redknapp in Independent
I like Eidur, he's a good footballer,Redknapp said. "We wouldn't have to gazump them [West Ham]. If it's a loan, it's a loan. I spoke to his [Gudjohnsen's] agent to see what the deal was. Monaco are probably going to do a good part of his... - Emmet Stagg in Irish Times
Labour Party whip Emmet Stagg said the Minister's decision to "absent" himself from the Dáil in order to hold a press conference on another matter was "clearly designed to 'gazump' the introduction of a private members" Bill in the Dáil on the...