do sb out of sth
informal— phrasal verb with do uk/də//du//duː/us/də//du//duː/verb did, done
to stop someone from getting or keeping something, especially in a dishonest or unfair way:
Pensioners have been done out of millions of pounds as a result of the changes.
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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