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Present participle for to swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

(of a feeling or urge) Present participle for be too strong to conceal or resist

Verb

Present participle for to swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt

beating around the bush

pulling a fast one

taking for a ride

worming one's way out of

putting one over on

pulling a fast one on

double-crossing

taking advantage of

selling a pup to

stringing along

pulling a swifty on

selling a bill of goods to

doing the dirty on

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

doing someone in the eye

doing a number on

pulling fast one

running a game on

pulling one's leg

leading up the garden path

selling a bill of goods

making a fool of

outmaneuvering^US

doing number on

selling down the river

giving someone a bum steer

making a sucker of

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

leading down the garden path

outmanoeuvring^UK

taking to cleaners

playing joke on

taking for ride

misrepresenting

throwing off the scent

putting on the wrong track

stabbing in the back

stealing a march on

sending on a wild goose chase

giving the wrong impression

playing a trick on

propagandizing^US

propagandising^UK

playing for a sucker

running rings round

making rings round

putting on an act

putting on false front

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

playing trick on

leading up garden path

bending the rules

stacking the cards

stretching the rules

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

slipping something over on

playing games with

putting someone up to something

pulling wool over

going one better than

playing for a fool

breaking faith with

playing someone false

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

pulling strings

sweeping off feet

twisting around your little finger

laying a trap for

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

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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Verb

(of a feeling or urge) Present participle for be too strong to conceal or resist

getting the better of

triumphing over

prevailing over

winning against

gaining a victory over

making mincemeat of

walking all over

running rings around

wiping the floor with

getting the upper hand

defeating utterly

giving someone a drubbing

blowing out of the water

bringing someone to their knees

winning a resounding victory over

giving someone a hiding

giving someone a pasting

running rings round

pipping at the post

giving a drubbing to

outmanoeuvring^UK

outmaneuvering^US

running roughshod over

putting an end to

winning a victory over

putting paid to

bringing to ruin

taking to cleaners

wiping off the map

taking a stick to

razing to the ground

knocking the stuffing out of

defeating heavily

fixing one's wagon

wiping off the mat

cooking one's goose

running circles around

gaining the advantage over

making a fool of

getting one up on

putting to flight

throwing back in confusion

blowing out of water

cutting to pieces

putting to rout

trampling underfoot

succeeding over

putting someone in their place

bringing to knees

coming out on top

rendering incapable

rendering powerless

rendering helpless

coming out on top of

gaining mastery over

cracking down on

clamping down on

getting a grip on

going one better than

putting a stop to

gaining control of

gaining ascendancy over

doing better than

putting the lid on

putting in the shade

getting the upper hand over

getting through

bringing under the yoke

getting control of

bringing to heel

putting the kibosh on

knocking spots off

nipping in the bud

bearing down on

gaining the upper hand over

bringing under control

getting under control

putting to shame

holding sway over

keeping under thumb

demoralizing^US

shooting ahead of

defeating easily

knocking for six

putting the squeeze on

demoralising^UK

driving underground

bringing to naught

putting kibosh on

being successful

prevailing against

gaining a victory

taking the crown

gaining mastery of

taking the honours

taking the prize

winning through

getting last laugh

winning hands down

taking the cake

carrying the day

immobilizing^US

immobilising^UK

gaining control over

removing from power

doing away with

removing from office

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