| 词组 | do out of |
| 释义 | Phr V do out of does, doing, did, done do sb out of sth informal to stop someone from getting or keeping something, in a dishonest or unfair wayRoz was convinced he was trying to do her out of her inheritance. do out of verb to swindle someone out of something UK, 1825do sb out of sth to cheat someone by not giving them money that they are owed, or something that should belong to them: The way I see it, they've done me out of three weeks' wages. The insurance company wouldn't pay up, and Mrs Wilson feels she's been done out of money that rightfully belongs to her. do (someone) out of (something)To swindle, cheat, rob, or con someone out of something. That no-good rotten lawyer did me out of thousands of dollars from my grandfather's will! do someone out of somethingto swindle something away from someone; to defraud someone of a right or of property. Are you trying to do me out of what's mine? Max tried to do her out of everything she had. I did myself out of a week's vacation by quitting when I did. do out ofCheat or deprive someone of something. For example, Jane tried to do me out of my inheritance but the lawyer wouldn't let her. [Early 1800s] |
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