bilk (one) out of (something)
bilk (one) out of (something)
To obtain something from one by dishonest means and for personal gain. I think this workers' comp claim is bogus—he's just trying to bilk us out of money.
See also: bilk, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bilk someone out of something
to get something away from someone by deception. The crooks bilked the old lady out of a fortune. I was bilked out of my life's savings!
See also: bilk, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- bilk
- bilk out of
- trick (one) out of (something)
- trick (something) out of (one)
- trick out of
- bogus
- wide boy
- a wide boy
- bogus beef
- make one's blood boil, to