bluff (someone) out of (something)

bluff (someone) out of (something)

To mislead someone in order to take something from them. I can't believe Jon bluffed me out of ten bucks by claiming he was collecting money for charity. A: "You guys totally bluffed me out of my pacifier! You said that, if I gave it up, I could get a new doll, and yet I got nothing!" B: "How on earth do you remember that?" Anyone who bluffs senior citizens out of their Social Security checks is truly evil.

See also: bluff, of, out

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bluff someone out (of something)

to get something away from someone through deception. We bluffed her out of her share of the pie. I bluffed Liz out of her rightful turn to drive.

See also: bluff, out

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