单词	take for a ride
释义	take for a ride idiomatic phrase 1 informal : to cheat or trick (someone) You can get sucked into a scheme that will cost you dearly. … You can get suckered, swindled, taken for a ride … Christianity "So much for good-looking, slick-talking hometown boys," says Betty Bean. "They always end up taking you for a ride." Jennet Conant 2 informal : to murder (someone) There had been previous killings, but Brent was the first to be taken for a ride in true gangster style. Police said his shooting had the earmarks of a professional job. Ian Macdonald and Betty O'Keefe Among the secret letters sent to The Mirror was a death threat … . It warns "we will be waiting for you when you get out" and says Brady will be "taken for a little ride to the moors". Sydney Young Word History First Known Use 1925, in the meaning defined at sense 2 take for a ride phrase as in sucker to rob by the use of trickery or threats That scam artist really took us for a ride. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sucker do cheat stick squeeze screw hustle beat pluck shake down rip off clip short take to the cleaners bleed fiddle stiff con sell a bill of goods to sting thimblerig swindle victimize defraud skin shortchange chisel rook exploit gaff fleece ream euchre skunk hose diddle bilk mulct gyp do in trick cozen chouse nobble flimflam betray deceive nick soak extort milk gouge wrench fool overcharge bitch gull dupe wrest wring rope (in) bamboozle double-cross fast-talk
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