Deceive
71do a number on — deceive, fool, taken, taken in They did a number on us when we bought this car. It s not reliable …
72play a trick on — deceive you for fun, play a joke on We played a trick on Liz. We sent her picture to a beauty contest …
73play games — deceive people, not be sincere, mind games He s been playing games with us. We can t believe what he says …
74pull the wool over your eyes — deceive you, trick you, fool you Don t let him pull the wool over your eyes. He s not at the office …
75double-cross — deceive, promise one thing and do another He tried to double cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail …
76feed smb a line — deceive He was feeding me a line about his plans to open a new restaurant downtown …
77palm off — deceive someone by a trick or a lie, sell or give by tricking He palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable …
78pull the wool over one's eyes — deceive or fool someone Don t let him pull the wool over your eyes with his excuses …
79string along — deceive or fool He tried to string me along with his story about his sick mother …
80lead someone on — deceive someone into believing that one is attracted to them. → lead …