do out of
do (someone) out of (something)
To swindle, cheat, rob, or con someone out of something. That no-good rotten lawyer did me out of thousands of dollars from my grandfather's will!
See also: of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do someone out of something
to swindle something away from someone; to defraud someone of a right or of property. Are you trying to do me out of what's mine? Max tried to do her out of everything she had. I did myself out of a week's vacation by quitting when I did.
See also: of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
do out of
Cheat or deprive someone of something. For example, Jane tried to do me out of my inheritance but the lawyer wouldn't let her. [Early 1800s]
See also: of, out
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- do (someone) out of (something)
- fiddle (someone) out of (something)
- chisel
- chisel out of
- chiseled
- chisel (something) out of (someone)
- chisel (something) from (one)
- skip out on
- skip out on (someone or something)
- rue the day (that) (something) happened