| 词汇 | sting for |
| 释义 | Phr V sting for stings, stinging, stung sting sb for sth informal to charge someone too much money for somethingI could go overdrawn but the bank would sting me for charges. British & Australian informal to borrow a small amount of money from someoneI'm going to have to sting you for a couple of quid. sting sb for sth informal, especially BrE to charge someone a lot of money for something, especially an unreasonably large amount: Last time I took my car in for a service, they stung me for about $400. How much did they sting you for? sting (one) for (something)To force one to pay a large amount of money, especially when that sum is surprising or seems unfair. The mechanic stung me for nearly $800 for various repairs when all I wanted him to do was change the oil. I was stung for a huge tax bill because of the money I won last summer. sting someone for somethingSl. to cheat someone of a particular amount; to make someone pay for something. That guy stung me for twenty bucks! Toby was stung for the lunch bill. sting forv. To charge someone some surprisingly large amount of money: The airline stung us for $100 to change our ticket. |
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