# über den Tisch ziehen

über den Tisch ziehen is a German expression meaning “to deceive”.

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ to deceive, to rip off, to swindle, to take advantage (of someone)
   - Der Verkäufer hat mich über den Tisch gezogen. — The salesman ripped me off.

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