2
play a trick on(expression, idiom, cheat, trick, pretend)
2
pretty up(expression, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
purloin
2
put-on(noun, fix, fake, trick, copy)
2
put on(verb, expression, fake, cheat, trick)
2
pyramid(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
ream(verb, trick, deceive, fool, swindle)
2
rip off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, information, cheat)
2
ripoff(noun, line, cheat, speed, zeal)
2
romance(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
rope in(verb, expression, take, information, cheat)
2
sandbag(verb, cheat, trick, deceive, fool)
2
scheme(noun, verb, move, cause, direct)
2
sell(cheat, trick, split, cross, deception)
2
shady deal(noun, expression, fix, cheat, trick)
2
shaft(verb, information, cheat, trick, deceive)
2
shave(verb, take, deceive, fool, entice)
2
shell game(noun, expression, fix, fake, cheat)
2
short(verb, trick, deceive, fool, swindle)
2
shortchange(verb, cheat)
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