have sb on
UK informal US put sb on— phrasal verb with have ukstrong /hæv//həv//əv/us/hæv//həv//əv/verb had
to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke:
That's your new car? You're having me on!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- lead sb a (merry) dance idiom
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
See more results »