be (a) party to (something)

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be (a) party to (something)

To be involved in something, often something clandestine. I refuse to be a party to your schemes any longer!

be (a) ˈparty to something

(formal) take part in a (secret) plan, agreement, etc., and therefore be partly responsible for it: ‘Were you a party to this, Anna?’ ‘No, Mrs Jones, I was away on holiday at the time.’ ♢ How many people were party to the plan?

See also: party, something, to

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be party to something
party to
bring (something) to the party
bring something to the party
go to (something) as (someone or something)
a bargaining counter
bargaining counter
bargaining chip
run as
run as (something)

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