rip sb off

— Phrasal Verb with rip

/rɪp/ verb (present participle ripping, past tense and past participle ripped)

Definition

informal

› to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something: We were ripped off by the first taxi driver.

(Definition of rip sb off from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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