take\ someone\ for\ a\ ride
- take\ someone\ for\ a\ ride
v. phr. informal
1. To cheat or swindle someone.
Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride.
2. To kill someone after kidnapping.
The criminals took the man for a ride.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ … Dictionary of American idioms
take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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take someone for a ride — take (someone) for a ride to cheat or deceive someone. I trusted him but he took me for a ride … New idioms dictionary
take someone for a ride — If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone … The small dictionary of idiomes
take someone for a ride — ► take someone for a ride informal deceive someone. Main Entry: ↑ride … English terms dictionary
take someone for a ride — to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted … English dictionary
take someone for a ride — If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Take someone for a ride — If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone … Dictionary of English idioms
take someone for a ride — informal deceive someone. → ride … English new terms dictionary