HELP needed!

[nessie]

Hi there :)

I have been assigned a task connected with idiomatic expressions, and several sentences to complete. I managed to solve all but this one:


If I were you, I would never trust her.She ______ed her boyfriend into giving her all his money, and then disappeared with another guy.

The only thing I know is that a name of an animal should be put in the gap. I thought about fox (she foxed her boyfriend... etc.) but I really don't know... I still have a lot to learn :) Hope you can help :)


Ness.

[trustM]

You are right. I've never heard it before but my dictionary says you are right.
"fox" is a verb and it means to trick or deceive

[Marylin]

I don't know about the "fox". Here in Canada we like to use the word " weasel".
"She weaseled her boyfriened into giving her..." - she was simply manipulating him, conniving and unfair towards him in order to get that money.

[rwaterhouse]

I believe the word is conned, as in conn artist.

[Broceliande]

How about "bully"? (She bullied her boyfriend into...)
Nessie, I hope you'll let us know when you get the correct the correct answer, because now I'm really curious.

[Robert B. Mercer]

You need the name of an animal in that phrase?

Then I believe the answer is "she outfoxed her boyfriend out of..."

Outfoxed... A fox has a reputation of being very tricky, so if you "outfox" someone, you are even trickier than a fox.