- swindle someone out of something
- jemandem etwas abgaunern jemandem etwas abschwindeln
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
do someone out of something — {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./ … Dictionary of American idioms
do someone out of something — {v.}, {informal} To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./ … Dictionary of American idioms
do someone out of something — (informal) SWINDLE OUT OF, cheat out of, trick out of, deprive of; informal con out of, diddle out of. → do … Useful english dictionary
swindle — UK [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms swindle : present tense I/you/we/they swindle he/she/it swindles present participle swindling past tense swindled past participle swindled to cheat someone in order to get their money swindle… … English dictionary
swindle — swin|dle [ swındl ] verb transitive to cheat someone in order to get their money: swindle someone out of something: The landlord tried to swindle us out of our deposit. swindle something out of someone: They were accused of swindling millions of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swindle — swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something out of… … Financial and business terms
swindle — [[t]swɪ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] swindles, swindling, swindled VERB If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. [V n out of n] A City businessman swindled investors out of… … English dictionary
chisel — [ tʃɪz(ə)l] noun a long bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge, struck with a hammer or mallet to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal. verb (chisels, chiselling, chiselled; US chisels, chiseling, chiseled) 1》 cut or shape with a chisel. 2》… … English new terms dictionary
swindler — swindle swin‧dle [ˈswɪndl] verb [transitive] LAW to get money from someone dishonestly by deceiving them: swindle somebody out of something • He was convicted of charges that he swindled clients and partners out of £3.5 million. swindle something … Financial and business terms
cheat — /tʃit / (say cheet) verb (i) 1. to behave deceitfully or dishonestly. 2. to be sexually unfaithful. –verb (t) 3. to defraud; swindle. 4. to deceive. 5. Film, TV to move (an object) for the purpose of picture composition, continuity, etc.: cheat… …
scam (to) — Cheat someone out of something; swindle … American business jargon