- sting someone for something
- sting someone for somethingSl. to cheat someone of a particular amount; to make someone pay for something. •
That guy stung me for twenty bucks!
•Toby was stung for the lunch bill.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sting someone for something
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