100 Phrasal Verbs in 100 Days 16/100: To Rip Someone Off 🤑 If you ever paid much more for something, then I hate to say it, you probably were ripped off. 😬 "To rip sb off" (informal, separable) means to cheat someone financially, either by charging them more or by selling them something of poor quality. Picture this: You buy a souvenir that looks great, but it breaks the next day. Or a taxi driver takes a much longer route to charge you more. That's being ripped off! Examples: 1. "The tourist realized the street vendor had ripped him off with that fake watch." 2. "$10 for a tiny bottle of water? I feel like I'm being ripped off!" 3. "Always check reviews to make sure the online store won't rip you off." 💬Have you ever felt ripped off? What happened?