Take (one) for a sleigh ride In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "take (one) for a sleigh ride", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2022-05-24 10:05

Meaning of Take (one) for a sleigh ride

Take (one) for a sleigh ride negative spoken language verb phrase

If you “take one for a sleigh ride”, you deceive or mislead them.

The scammers are taking tens of people in the area for a sleigh ride by selling false products.

Not until going home did I realize the salesman take me for a sleigh ride to buy his product.

He never thought his friends took him for a sleigh ride to invest in their company, then they got away with his money.

If you take for a sleigh ride, you take drugs.


 

Đêm qua cảnh sát đã ập vào một quán bar và bắt giữ một nhóm người đang sử dụng mà túy.

Other phrases about:

string someone along

To maintain someone's attention or to keep them waiting in a state of uncertainty. 

smell a rat
to doubt that something is untrue, unreliable or deceptive
crooked as a barrel of fish hooks

Very dishonest and deceptive

sail under false colours

To deliberately hide one's true nature, intentions or purposes

skin game

Used to refer to any swindle

Grammar and Usage of Take (one) for a sleigh ride

Verb Forms

  • take (one) for a sleigh ride
  • took (one) for a sleigh ride
  • be taking (one) for a sleigh ride
  • takes (one) for a sleigh ride

The verb "take" should be conjugated with its tense.

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