trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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In court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday, February 13, Weinstein claimed that he was tricked into getting a hefty loan that benefited his brother and others, who utilized the money but left Harvey with the full debt.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
While used sparingly, Florida’s migrant relocation program has been the subject of lawsuits and criminal inquiries after migrants said they were tricked into taking charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Several of the migrants had legal status in the U.S. as asylum seekers and said they were tricked into taking the charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Victims of the fraud included an elderly Spokane, Washington, resident who was tricked into buying $4,000 worth of the gift cards.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
While used sparingly, Florida’s migrant relocation program has been the subject of lawsuits and criminal inquiries after migrants said they were tricked into taking charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Several of the migrants had legal status in the U.S. as asylum seekers and said they were tricked into taking the charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Victims of the fraud included an elderly Spokane, Washington, resident who was tricked into buying $4,000 worth of the gift cards.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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