do out of

English

Verb

do out of (third-person singular simple present does out of, present participle doing out of, simple past did out of, past participle done out of)

1. (colloquial) To use unfair means to deprive (someone) of (something).

   That swindler did me out of £100.

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 196:

     "Nevermind, I'll give you a hundred dollars for it," said the king; "you did me out of horse and saddle the other day, and the bridle too, but I'll let bygones be bygones, if I get the pot."