jdn. über den Löffel balbieren

to fleece/cheat someone

Türkçe: birine kazık atmak

Noun

der Löffel m.

Verb

balbieren

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Colloquial register

Watch out. Nuance: 'balbieren' is archaic; the phrase is fixed and informal.

In a sentence

Which form of balbieren fills the gap?

Der falsche Handwerker ____ 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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This is the choice the collocation turns on.

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