to take a ride
91take someone for a ride — If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
92take for a ride — to murder You bundled your victim into a car and killed him in a secluded place: ... taken for a ride. His death is attributed... (Lavine, 1930) Whence the current figurative meaning, to cheat …
93take someone for a ride — informal deceive someone. → ride …
94take horse — 1. Set out to ride, mount and ride. 2. Be covered (as a mare) …
95take someone for a ride — to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted …
96Take someone for a ride — If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone …
97ride shotgun (to) — Oversee; to be ready to take on problems or conflicts (nineteenth century American West). ► “Ingrassia says the Kerkorian effort, which includes Lee Iacocca to ride shotgun, stems strictly from the personalities of the two protagonists.” (Wall… …
98take a spin — verb to go for a ride; especially, to try riding or driving something Would you like to take a spin on my new bike? …
99take care of — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, administer to, approach, attain, attend, attend on, attend to, baby sit, be responsible for, blast, blot out, boss, bribe, bump off, buy, buy off, care for, carry on, carry out, carry through,… …
100take off — I Australian Slang 1. become popular: The show really took off in Melbourne ; 2. begin to move or increase quickly: Prices took off; the play takes off in the second act ; 3. imitate, mimic; 4. imitating or mimicking; caricature; 5. (surfing)… …
