rip off
phrasal verbrip somebody off
- [usually passive] (informal)
to cheat somebody, by making them pay too much, by selling them something of poor quality, etc. related noun rip-offTopics Crime and punishmentc1敲诈;讹诈
rip something off
- (informal)
to steal or illegally copy something 偷窃;盗取 Thieves broke in and ripped off five computers. 盗贼破门而入,偷走了五台电脑。 All the ideas in the film are ripped off from other movies. 这部电影中的所有想法都是从其他电影中剽窃来的。