cheat on
cheat on (someone or something)
1. To act deceptively or unfairly while completing a task or participating in a competition. I can't believe that Katie cheated on the test—I always thought she was an honest person.
2. To be unfaithful to one's romantic partner. Well, I heard that Jane cheated on Rob, and that's really why they're getting divorced.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cheat on someone
to commit adultery; to be unfaithful to one's spouse or lover. "Have you been cheating on me?" cried Mrs. Franklin. He was caught cheating on his wife.
See also: cheat, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
cheat on
Be sexually unfaithful to, as in They broke up right after she found he was cheating on her. [Colloquial; 1920s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
cheat on
v.
1. To behave fraudulently during some process or activity: The teacher caught the student cheating on the test.
2. To be unfaithful to someone, especially a spouse or lover: I hired a private detective to see if my spouse was cheating on me.
See also: cheat, on
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- cheat on (someone or something)
- cheat at
- cheat at (something)
- blued, screwed, and tattooed
- screwed, blued, and tattooed
- tattoo
- shafted
- shaft
- get the shaft
- get screwed