fall for sth
informal— phrasal verb with fall uk/fɔːl/us/fɑːl/verb fell, fallen
to be tricked into believing something that is not true:
He told me that he owned a mansion in Spain and I fell for it.
I'm not falling for that one! informal
said when you recognize a trick and refuse to be deceived by it:
"Lend me a fiver and I'll buy you a drink." "Oh no, I'm not falling for that one."
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- lead sb a (merry) dance idiom
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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