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Idiom: Get Taken In

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How to pronounce "get taken in":

AU

To be fooled; to fall for.

Example: "I wonder how many people will get taken in by their addition of a fancy-looking front panel to a crummy device."

To be unofficially fostered.

Example: "When her mother died, she got taken in by the next-door neighbour."

Example Sentences

1
Don't be gullible and get taken in by their false promises.
2
I always get taken in by their marketing tactics and end up buying things I don't need.
3
A lot of people get taken in by false advertisements and fall for scams.
4
I hate when I get taken in by misleading product descriptions and end up disappointed.

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