take (one) for a sleigh ride

take (one) for a sleigh ride

To con, swindle, mislead, or deceive someone. That get-rich-quick guru took tens of thousands of people for a sleigh ride, lining his own pockets with their investments. I can't believe I let the salesman take me for a sleigh ride like that.
See also: ride, sleigh, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take someone for a sleigh ride

mislead someone.
A sleigh ride here is an implausible or false story or a hoax: if you take someone for a sleigh ride you mislead or cheat them. Sleigh ride can also mean ‘a drug-induced high’, so take a sleigh ride means ‘take drugs, especially cocaine’.
See also: ride, sleigh, someone, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • take someone for a sleigh ride
  • take (one) for a ride
  • take for a ride
  • take somebody for a ride
  • take someone for a ride
  • sucker (one) in
  • sucker someone in
  • chisel
  • chisel out of
  • chiseled