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jdn. über den Tisch ziehen

to cheat/swindle someone

Türkçe: birini dolandırmak

Noun
Tisch m.
Verb
ziehen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Autohändler zieht die ahnungslose Kundin über den Tisch.

How it is used

Idiom meaning 'to cheat/swindle someone', especially financially. Colloquial register, used in everyday complaints. A customer might say 'Der Verkäufer hat mich über den Tisch gezogen' after a bad deal. Avoid using for minor lies.

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