foxed

be outfoxed

To be surpassed in guile or cunning; to be outsmarted or outmaneuvered. I've been outfoxed by Phil one too many times to be able to trust him anymore. Man, we were definitely outfoxed on this deal—new data shows that our company was worth so much more than we accepted for it. I refuse to be outfoxed by someone who failed out of school and is only here because his father owns the company!

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get outfoxed

To be surpassed in guile or cunning; to be outsmarted or outmaneuvered. I've gotten outfoxed by Phil one too many times to be able to trust him anymore. Man, we definitely got outfoxed on this deal—new data shows that our company was worth so much more than we accepted for it. I refuse to get outfoxed by someone who failed out of school and is only here because his father owns the company!

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outfox

To be shrewder or more cunning than someone; to outsmart or outmaneuver someone. You just can't trust Phil—he always manages to outfox everyone else, even when you least expect it. Man, they definitely outfoxed us on this deal—new data shows that our company was worth so much more than we accepted for it.

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