chisel (something) out of (someone)

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 someone
to 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.
See also:
  • chisel (something) from (one)
  • chisel (one) out of (something)
  • chisel
  • chisel out of
  • chiseled
  • beguile (someone) out of (something)
  • beguile out of
  • do (someone) out of (something)
  • do out of
  • fiddle (someone) out of (something)