rip off

Verb

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

（物を）引き裂いて取り外す、剥がす / （人から金銭などを）詐欺的に取る、騙し取る、ぼったくる / 違法にコピーする

He tried to rip off the old sticker from the box.

彼は箱から古いステッカーを引き裂いてはがそうとした。

Sense（1）

To pull off by ripping

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To steal, cheat or swindle. Especially to charge an exorbitant or unfair rate.

I can't believe how the car dealerships try to rip off their customers.

Sense（3）

(idiomatic) To copy, especially illegally.

They ripped off the whole idea from their competitors.

rips off

（ present singular third-person ）

ripping off

（ participle present ）

ripped off

（ participle past ）

ripped off

（ past ）