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take for a loop

Portuguese translation: dar-lhe a volta, enrolá-lo, enganá-lo

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English term or phrase:	take for a loop
Portuguese translation:	dar-lhe a volta, enrolá-lo, enganá-lo
Entered by:	Luís E. dos Santos

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17:58 Sep 7, 2011

English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: take for a loop

The parents are worried about their children. They say, "My child is going to marry someone who will take him for a loop. Or what happens if my child is in an auto accident and someone sues him?"

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dar-lhe a volta, enrolá-lo, enganá-lo

Explanation:
2. and throw someone for a loop Fig. to confuse or shock someone. (This is more severe and upsetting than throw someone a curve.) When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop. The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him on the spot.