Synonym of give the shaft

screw cheat con defraud swindle fleece stiff bilk deceive diddle sucker sting gyp cozen hustle rook do skin victimise victimize flimflam bleed shortchange fiddle hose mulct squeeze stick gaff short chisel skunk ream euchre chouse thimblerig bamboozle dupe pluck nobble trick beat hornswoggle clip gouge rob gazump overcharge rush soak rip off shake down do in short-change take to the cleaners sell a pup to put one over on take for a ride pull a fast one on hoodwink mislead fool hoax gull delude beguile scam snooker finagle exploit shaft have burn snow milk chicane bunco illude sandbag sell goldbrick take cross fudge shuck trim blench lirt rogue belirt crib double-cross take in take advantage of pull a swifty on stitch up lead up the garden path pull one's leg rope in do a number on jerk around double-deal sell down the river give someone a bum steer fast talk take out break the rules give bum steer screw over string along humbug bluff misinform misguide outwit fake out betray spoof juggle suck in have on gammon buffalo catch kid swizzle sharp overreach entrap outmaneuver outmanoeuvre pull the wool over someone's eyes outfox inveigle lead on circumvent outsmart manipulate do the dirty on seduce impose on two-time pull a fast one embezzle fox steal sell a bill of goods to wring set up ensnare befool extort fail outslick be disloyal to be unfaithful to jive outthink prey on let down play someone false lure stab in the back lead down the garden path abuse sell a pup baffle juke use swizz suck dry break faith with sell out make a fool of disappoint plunder lead astray wangle blackmail wheedle caboodle outjockey step out outplay play away outdo trap cuckold defeat sell a bill of goods jockey catch out fake outguess top misuse disinform outgeneral goose worst jip confuse cap bewilder run a game on mousetrap do out of lie to put on get the better of end run figure out play on walk all over cajole intimidate thwart charge too much backstab pilfer be untrue to wrest force play sweet-talk take to cleaners frame tempt entice out-think enslave wrench gip finesse lie four-flush impose upon bully bait pull fast one double deal do someone in the eye distort pull ill-treat walk over run rings round treat unfairly step on be cleverer than make rings round lead up garden path play for a sucker cash in on live off the backs of ill-use throw dust in someone's eyes play trick on withhold rights from steal a march on do someone dirty duck weasel dodge stretch the rules bend the rules pull something funny stack the cards hit below the belt jiggle fraud rip-off surcharge slip out cop out worm one's way out of beat around the bush impose pigeon molest penalise punish penalize baulk fine balk forfeit bilk of extract despoil play dirty filch frustrate ruin foil grift stump dust pauperize impoverish harass hound outperform heist be sold a pup expel fix strong-arm put the screws to extortion pad overtax nick give away rat on suck the life out of welsh hook falsify throw trip up sway contrive coax sham blag take for cross up cuck cheat on impress terrorize attack pick on do number on play joke on beat out of take for ride wind up best overcome split bleed dry make a sucker of be a Judas to bias pull wool over sucker into play a jest on play a prank on play a joke on murphy go one better than flam play a trick on pull someone's leg play for a fool misdirect cuckoldize play a practical joke on play-act enchant entrance charm attract psych out gaslight hocus-pocus dump on prey upon play upon misstate prevaricate hypnotize woo bewitch dazzle blind mesmerize captivate spellbind be inconstant to play games with win over doublespeak misrepresent con out of terrorise tear from bleed someone of something soft-soap pervert bunk propagandize fabricate steal someone blind rook out of decoy allure solicit entangle enmesh propagandise butter up play games stage-manage pull strings pull wires put on the wrong track put on an act cover up wrong steer put on false front bait and switch double-talk give wrong information to send on a wild goose chase throw off the scent put up smoke screen give the wrong impression hypnotise mesmerise shave horn put horns on hornify twist around your little finger exact be unfaithful crowd swag graft boodle loot go back on be disloyal mistreat patronise capitalize on profit from treat lightly take liberties with trifle with maltreat leverage trade on control play with target patronize use for one's own ends coerce oppress be dishonest hack machinate maneuver rig manoeuvre rack give the business take advantage of somebody affect doctor engineer influence demand ice secure pinch get obtain mastermind cook worm something out of someone put the bite on someone for blackmail someone for hold up obtain under duress obtain by force put screws to obtain by threats make pay through nose obtain by threat put the arm on game interfere with find a loophole in tinker with fudge with fiddle with exploit a loophole in tamper with

mistreat abuse maltreat mishandle manhandle bully misuse brutalise brutalize injure harm hurt maul wrong oppress persecute ill-treat ill-use kick around treat badly mess over treat roughly mess up dump on do wrong push around molest knock about knock around hit beat beat up torment do an injustice to strike victimize batter harass wound dishonour victimise dishonor rough up handle roughly do over offend against take advantage of damage take apart torture malign neglect do the dirty on trespass aggrieve do wrong to do injury to do a disservice to impose upon kick in the teeth misemploy prostitute harry outrage put down shake up be violent toward cut up punish assault mar roughhouse ruin total spoil taint dissipate overwork waste overburden overtax exhaust squander interfere with bang up bung up be detrimental to do an injury to be cruel to manipulate humiliate violate exploit spite antagonize insult provoke belittle mock taunt abase aggravate deride harrow martyrize antagonise impose on martyr step on the toes of give no quarter go for jugular lay a bad trip on hit where one lives misrepresent offend bloody vilify cheat impugn discredit anguish traumatize agonise agonize traumatise disserve incommode inconvenience discommode inflict suffering on inflict pain on do violence to trample on cause injury to cause pain to pick on lash out at lay a finger on cross up bad mouth sin against

give the show away give the skinny on give the slip give the slip to give the stamp of approval to give the third give the seal of approval to give the sack to give the rundown on give the rundown give the run around give the runaround