take sb for a ride INFORMAL
to deceive or cheat someone:
Be careful or he'll take you for a ride.

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take for a ride
take (someone) for a ride
to cheat or deceive someone.
I trusted him but he took me for a ride.

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take for a ride
to play a trick on or fool someone, to take unfair advantage of someone
The used car salesman took me for a ride. The car that I bought is not very good.

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take for a ride
v. phr., slang
1. To take out in a car intending to murder.
The gang leader decided that the informer must be taken for a ride.
2. To play a trick on; fool.
The girls told Linda that a movie star was visiting the school, but she did not believe them; she thought they were taking her for a ride.
Compare: STRING ALONG.
3. To take unfair advantage of; fool for your own gain.
His girlfriend really took him for a ride before he stopped dating her.

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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.

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take someone for a ride
to play a trick on or fool someone, to take unfair advantage of someone
The used car salesman took me for a ride. The car that I bought is not very good.

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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.

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