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Xem thêm: convict, inmate, jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird, yard bird, yardbird, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam, victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, memorize, memorise, learn, in opposition
con noun
1 (also con trick) trick
ADJ. big The scheme was all a big con.
CON + NOUN artist, man
2 (usuallythe cons) disadvantage
VERB + CON consider, discuss, weigh up Before making a decision, you need to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation.
PHRASES the pros and cons
n.
v.
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
adv.
much was written pro and con