rip off

British  

verb

1. (tr) to tear violently or roughly (from)

2. slang  (adverb) to steal from or cheat (someone)

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noun

1. slang  an article or articles stolen

2. slang  a grossly overpriced article

3. slang  the act of stealing or cheating

rip off Idioms  

1. Steal, as in They fired him when they caught him ripping off some of the merchandise .

2. Cheat, defraud, as in These advertising claims have ripped off a great many consumers .

3. Copy, plagiarize, as in He was sued for ripping off someone else's thesis . All three usages are slang from the second half of the 1900s.

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Example Sentences

There are always some cases where tickets have been sold on at extortionate prices, ripping off the fans who buy them, and denying regular matchgoers a seat.

From BBC

Kate, another of Miles's old friends, says she was added to a WhatsApp group with former school friends and acquaintances who said they had been ripped off.

From BBC

"With the support of the government we can all move to a situation where people no longer get ripped off by touts and genuine fans can easily resell unwanted tickets for their original price."

From BBC

“FICO, and any other monopoly who has ripped off Americans for decades, should not be using improper efforts to threaten regulators,” he wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal

I yelled for Joyce to grab a fire extinguisher and ripped off my towel to smother the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times