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English @ the Movies: 'It's Shady'


source: VOA Learning English    2017年7月7日
Our saying at English @ the Movies today is "it's shady." It is from the film "Imperfections." An unemployed actress is working in a jewelry store and someone offers her a deal to make some serious money. Originally published at - https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a...

# shady (adj.)
1) sheltered from direct light from the sun: We sat on the shady grass for our picnic.
2) (informal) dishonest or illegal: They know some very shady characters.
He was involved in shady deals in the past.
(source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shady)