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con someone into something
to deceive someone into doing something. The dishonest contractor conned her into buying a new furnace even when her old one was fine. You are just conning yourself into believing your plan will work.

con someone out of something

to trick someone out of money or something of value. Anne conned her little sister out of her allowance. Dave conned me out of my autographed baseball.
See also: out
the pros and cons
the good and bad parts of a situation, or the reasons why you should or should not do something
Usage notes: This phrase comes from the Latin words 'pro', which means 'for' and 'contra' which means 'against'.
(often + of ) We've been discussing the pros and cons of buying a house.
See also: and, pro
pros and cons
advantages and disadvantages We've been discussing the pros and cons of buying a house.
See also: and, pro
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WHEN THE Wichita-bred filmmaker Bruce Conner moved to San Francisco in 1957, he was stimulated by the bohemian individualism of the Beat scene, by the bustling avant-garde art community, and, above all, by the city's garbage men.
The Great Recycler: the late Bruce Conner made lasting art out of junk by Walker, Jesse / Reason
Originally proposed in the mid-1960s at a time when Conner had completed two dozen or so Ernst-like collages utilizing fragments of nineteenth-century engravings, the show was named so as to cede authorship of the work to the actor Dennis Hopper, a friend of the artist's.
A life in two parts: Bruce Jenkins on Bruce Conner (1933-2008) by Jenkins, Bruce / Artforum International
Gary Conner launched his attack on Leigh Archer after a row over a girl.
Life term for stairs murder; MAN KICKED DOWN STEPS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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