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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Great Britain’s Keiran Reilly took silver after packing trick after trick into his second run, hauling himself above Jeanjean with the final act of the competition.
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George Ramsay, CNN, 31 July 2024
Zuma’s supporters have neither been tricked into loyalty nor entranced by his charisma.
—David Adler, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2016
She’s tricked into a trip by her old pals, the wacky, randy singer Alice (Megan Mullally) and cannabis farmer Kitty (Sheryl Lee Ralph).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
In his book, Payne writes that several of the sponsors whom Ueberroth cajoled to spend heavily were irked when the Games wound up with a profit, saying they felt tricked into writing bigger checks to promote Ueberroth’s image.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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George Ramsay, CNN, 31 July 2024
Zuma’s supporters have neither been tricked into loyalty nor entranced by his charisma.
—David Adler, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2016
She’s tricked into a trip by her old pals, the wacky, randy singer Alice (Megan Mullally) and cannabis farmer Kitty (Sheryl Lee Ralph).
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
In his book, Payne writes that several of the sponsors whom Ueberroth cajoled to spend heavily were irked when the Games wound up with a profit, saying they felt tricked into writing bigger checks to promote Ueberroth’s image.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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