Idiom
get taken in
Meaning
To be fooled; to fall for.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't get taken in by his fake smile.”
“She felt foolish after she got taken in by the scammer's convincing email about a fake prize.”
“Even the most experienced investors sometimes get taken in by elaborate schemes that promise impossible returns on their money.”
Examples
simple
“Don't get taken in by his fake smile.”
contextual
“She felt foolish after she got taken in by the scammer's convincing email about a fake prize.”
complex
“Even the most experienced investors sometimes get taken in by elaborate schemes that promise impossible returns on their money.”
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