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rip off

verb

  1. tr to tear violently or roughly (from)
  2. slang.
    adverb to steal from or cheat (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. slang.
    an article or articles stolen
  2. slang.
    a grossly overpriced article
  3. slang.
    the act of stealing or cheating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“Our country and its taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years, but it is not going to happen anymore. It’s not going to happen.”

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Alexander-Arnold responded by ripping off his Liverpool shirt before running towards the corner flag, bellowing in joy at the supporters as he was mobbed by team-mates.

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The other guy starts explaining how everybody's ripping off Africa as though that is new.

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The Department of Homeland Security released details of a 2021 restraining order filed by his wife, who alleged he punched and scratched her and ripped off her shirt.

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"Consumers could be getting ripped off for something they think is genuine but find out it's actually fake and could cause them harm."

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