jdn. über den Löffel balbieren
to fleece/cheat someone
Türkçe: birinin kazığını atmak
In a sentence
Der falsche Handwerker balbierte die Rentnerin über den Löffel.
How it is used
Idiom meaning 'to fleece/cheat someone' (swindle). Colloquial register. Use when a friend is tricked by a fake online seller. Nuance: 'balbieren' is archaic; the phrase is fixed and informal.
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