sucker someone into something

sucker someone into something
sucker someone into something & sucker someone in
Sl. to deceive someone into some sort of scam or confidence game; to play someone for a fool. •

Surely you don't think you can sucker me into doing something as stupid as that, do you?

The con artist suckered in an unsuspecting tourist.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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