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rip sb off
[ M ] informal
to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something
• Bob's tickets cost much less than ours - I think we've been ripped off., rip sth off
[ M ] REMOVE
1. to remove something very quickly and carelessly
• They ripped off their clothes and ran into the sea., rip sth off
[ M ] STEAL
2. slang to steal something
• He rips stuff off from supermarkets to pay for his heroin., rip sth up
[ M ]
to tear something into small pieces
• She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with RIP, Also see LET IT RIP.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): rip someone or something to something
1. Lit. to tear someone or something into small pieces, expressed as bits, pieces, shreds, etc. • If you fall into that lawn mower, it will rip you to pieces. • The lawn mower ripped the newspaper to tiny bits. 2. Fig. to criticize someone or something mercilessly. • The critics ripped Gerald to pieces even though the audience just loved his show. • They ripped the whole production to pieces.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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noun
tear, split in the material:
The fight caused a long rip in his shirt., verb
tore:
He ripped the cloth in two.
Simple Definitions