RIP OFF(colloquial) to charge too much for something, to overcharge [cobrar a mais, “roubar”, “enfiar a faca”]
- “I will never go back to that French restaurant. Last time I went there with Nancy for dinner, we were ripped off”, Mitch told Jim.
- “Nunca mais volto àquele restaurante francês. Da última vez que fui lá com Nancy, nós fomos roubados”, Mitch contou a Jim.
- “Beware of shrewd businessmen who try to rip off foreigners just because they don’t know how much things cost there”, Joel told his friend Dave.
- “Cuidado com comerciantes sem escrúpulos que tentam roubar os estrangeiros apenas porque estes não sabem quanto as coisas custam por ali”, Joel disse a seu amigo Dave.
noun form: rip-off [“roubo”]
- “Five dollars for a cup of coffee? That’s a rip-off!”, Jim told the coffee-shop clerk.
- “Cinco dólares por um café? Isso é um roubo!”, Jim disse ao atendente da lanchonete.
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