take sb for a ride

take sb for a ride
take sb for a ride INFORMAL
to intentionally do something dishonest or unpleasant in order to get an advantage for yourself: »

Some so-called ""market professionals"" have been taking inexperienced shareholders for a ride.

Main Entry: ride

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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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

  • take someone for a ride — phrase to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I’d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted. Thesaurus: to cheat or trick someonesynonym to tell lies and deceive peoplesynonym Main entry: ride * * * 1) …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 somebody for a ride — take sb for a ˈride idiom (informal) to cheat or trick sb • It s not a pleasant feeling to discover you ve been taken for a ride by someone you trusted. Main entry: ↑rideidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone for a ride — ► take someone for a ride informal deceive someone. Main Entry: ↑ride …   English terms dictionary

  • 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

  • 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 — to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted …   English dictionary

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