take for a ride
take for a ride {v. phr.}, {slang}
1. To take out in a car intending to murder.
The gang leader decided that the informer must be taken for a ride.
2. To play a trick on; fool.
The girls told Linda that a movie star was visiting the school, but she did not believe them; she thought they were taking her for a ride.
Compare: STRING ALONG.
3. To take unfair advantage of; fool for your own gain.
His girlfriend really took him for a ride before he stopped dating her.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
