Take somebody for a ride In english explanation

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

Jimmy Hung

2023-09-19 03:09

take (something) for a drive , take (something) for a spin

Take (someone or something) for a ride slang verb phrase

If you take a vehicle for a ride, you go on a short, leisurely trip in that vehicle.

My father promised to let me take Rolls Royce for a ride.

If you take someone for a ride, you try to cheat them in order get their money.

He was accused of taking the customer for a ride on the condition of the car.

If you take someone for a ride, you bring them to a place and kill them.

Mr. John ordered me to take Jack for a ride.

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

Shanks' mare/shanks' pony

Walking or travelling.

sail under false colours

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

The verb "take" should be conjugated according to its tense.