take someone for a ride



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.
See also: ride, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Medousa-Greek Mythology
ClareKLER, KLAREnglish
Wyot-Medieval English
Safiya-Arabic
Yvain-Arthurian Romance
Seppo (2)SEP-poFinnish