sucker into

phrasal verb

suckered into; suckering into; suckers into
US, informal
: to deceive or trick (someone) in order to make that person do (something)
I was suckered into volunteering at the cookout.
She suckered me into paying for her meal.

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Toss that sucker into an AI tool and read a quick summary instead. ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Sucker into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sucker%20into. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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