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rip off

VERB
  1. deprive somebody of something by deceit
    This salesman ripped us off!
    They chiseled me out of my money
    we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme
    The con-man beat me out of $50
  2. take without the owner's consent
    This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation
    Someone stole my wallet on the train
  3. remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
    The passing bus tore off her side mirror

How To Use rip off In A Sentence

  • He tore a strip off a Marlboro packet, roached it and sat back to admire the craftsmanship. A DARKENING STAIN
  • A yachter in South Africa says her trip off the country's picturesque southwestern coast was wrecked by an unexpected whack from a whale. CBS 5 - San Francisco Bay Area's source for news, weather, traffic and sports
  • Do your own original work, and do not rip off other's work (as in crafting using other's patterns).
  • A quick rip off Tweezers are invaluable for removing odd hairs.
  • Once a week my friends and I would strip off layers of burnt skin and weigh them to see who shed the most. Times, Sunday Times
  • The paintwork was so bad that we decided to strip off all the paint and start again.
  • Following the killings a military order was issued closing the Strip off for three days.
  • Their names trip off the tongue very easily.
  • An appetite to rip off an entire legion of people, from the players to the coaches to the secretaries to the kit men. Times, Sunday Times
  • I am malty come home, strip off the dress outside preexistence door, press a doorbell again.
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