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What is another word for taking for a ride?

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Present participle for to drive someone around in one's motor vehicle

Present participle for to cheat or deceive someone

Present participle for to exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

Present participle for to play a joke or trick on someone, typically in a teasing manner

Verb

Present participle for to drive someone around in one's motor vehicle

taking for a drive

“She kept begging him to take her for a ride in his new car.”

Verb

Present participle for to cheat or deceive someone

leading down the garden path

putting one over on

pulling a fast one on

double-crossing

stringing along

leading up the garden path

taking advantage of

taking to the cleaners

pulling a swifty on

selling a pup to

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

doing a number on

giving someone a bum steer

pulling one's leg

pulling a fast one

selling a bill of goods to

selling down the river

doing the dirty on

running a game on

misrepresenting

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

putting on the wrong track

making a fool of

throwing off the scent

playing a trick on

playing for a sucker

pulling fast one

propagandising^UK

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

doing someone in the eye

sending on a wild goose chase

pulling someone's leg

playing trick on

putting on an act

leading up garden path

selling a bill of goods

propagandizing^US

putting on false front

playing games with

giving the wrong impression

making a sucker of

getting the better of

playing for a fool

pulling wool over

stabbing in the back

doing number on

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

playing fast and loose with

sending on a wild-goose chase

giving the runaround

stealing a march on

slipping something over on

charging too much

twisting around your little finger

pulling strings

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

playing joke on

taking for ride

taking to cleaners

running rings round

making rings round

putting someone up to something

bending the rules

stacking the cards

stretching the rules

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

playing someone false

breaking faith with

sweeping off feet

laying a trap for

going one better than

finding a loophole in

exploiting a loophole in

interfering with

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

perjuring oneself

forswearing oneself

making up a story

stretching the truth

not telling the truth

putting up a front

telling an untruth

concocting a story

saying something untrue

inventing a story

telling a terminological inexactitude

committing perjury

telling a falsehood

telling stories

bearing false witness

breaking promise

telling untruths

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“Generally, an impersonator is optimistic that he can take his victims for a ride.”

Verb

Present participle for to exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way

walking all over

taking advantage of

doing an injustice to

using for one's own ends

putting one over on

playing for a sucker

living off the backs of

treating unfairly

withholding rights from

giving the business

taking liberties with

taking unfair advantage of

capitalizing on

taking for granted

putting to advantage

turning to account

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Verb

Present participle for to play a joke or trick on someone, typically in a teasing manner

pulling one's leg

playing a joke on

playing a trick on

making sport of

leading up the garden path

making a monkey out of

taking the mickey

taking the piss out of

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Nearby Words

taking for a spin

taking for granted

taking for granted that

taking for oneself

taking for ride

taking for a drive

taking first step

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