defraud (someone) out of (something)
defraud (someone) out of (something)
To obtain something from someone by trickery or deception. I can't believe you lied to all of these people and defrauded them out of their hard-earned money! How could he defraud that sweet old lady out of her diamond necklace?
See also: defraud, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
defraud someone out of something
to cheat someone out of something. The crooked contractor defrauded the town out of a fortune. The clerk defrauded the employer out of a great deal of money.
See also: defraud, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- defraud
- defraud out of
- fool (one or oneself) into (something)
- fool into
- con (someone) out of (something)
- con out of
- slip one past (someone or something)
- inveigle (someone) out of (something)
- inveigle (something) out of (someone)
- inveigle out of