reel sb/sth in
— phrasal verb with reel uk/rɪəl/us/rɪəl/verb [ I ]
mainly US to get control of something or someone, sometimes by offering something in exchange:
The article offers tips on how computer users can avoid being reeled in by internet scams.
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Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- 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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