take someone for a ride

1. Cheat or deliberately mislead someone, as in Car salesmen will take you for a ride in more ways than one! [Colloquial; c. 1920]

2. Murder someone, as in The gang threatened to take him for a ride. [Slang; 1920] Both usages allude to taking a person for an automobile ride.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Esben	-	Danish, Norwegian
Elisabet	e-LEE-sah-bet (Swedish, Norwegian), E-lee-sah-bet (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, Biblical Greek
Mayamiko	mah-yah-MEE-ko	Southern African, Chewa
Lumusi	-	Western African, Ewe
Tobith	-	Biblical Greek
Ciardha	-	Irish