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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The god was thought to have been tricked into giving up his kingdom, and exiled to the underworld. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 One firm in Singapore was recently tricked into wiring $42.3 million to a bank account belonging to a fake supplier. —

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Dec. 2024 As soon as somebody gave me the trick into learning dialects, it’s just become a hobby to pick up different people’s voices. —

Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024 These include fake celebrity endorsements for products she’s never promoted, ticket scams where fans are tricked into buying nonexistent concert tickets and fraudulent product giveaways. —

Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trick into