chisel out of
chisel (one) out of (something)
To swindle something from someone. That con man chiseled us out of thousands, I'm ashamed to say.
See also: chisel, of, out
chisel (something) out of (someone)
To swindle something from someone. That con man chiseled thousands of dollars out of us, I'm ashamed to say.
See also: chisel, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
chisel someone out of something
and chisel something out of someone; chisel something from someoneto get something away from someone by cheating. The scam tried to chisel pension money out of retired people.
See also: chisel, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (someone or something) promises well
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- (have) got something going (with someone)
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- accompanied by
- accompanied by (someone or something)
- accompany
- a crack at (someone or something)
- all right