get euchred out of
get euchred out of (something)
To lose something due to someone else's deception. "Euchre" is a card game that was popular in the US in the 19th century. He's no friend of mine—I got euchred out my life savings, thanks to his latest scheme.
See also: euchre, get, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get euchred out of something
to get cheated out of something. (Alludes to losing in the card game euchre.) Joe's dad left him a farm, but he got euchred out of it by some city slicker real estate agent. I got euchred out often bucks by a con artist with a hard-luck story.
See also: euchre, get, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- euchre
- get euchred out of (something)
- empathize
- empathize with
- empathize with (someone or something)
- on the coattails of
- on the coattails of (someone)
- on the coat-tails of someone/something
- on (one's) coattails
- on someone's coat-tails