词组 | take somebody for a sleigh ride |
释义 | (redirected from take somebody for a sleigh ride)take (one) for a sleigh rideTo 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. take someone for a sleigh ridemislead 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’. |
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