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被宰了

买东西被宰了,除了说overcharge,有没有更生动更地道的说法?

谢谢

2008-1-9 04:32 PM

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rip off

2008-1-9 04:34 PM

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Hi:
You can say "get ripped off".
Hope it helps

2008-1-9 04:39 PM

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Thanks for all your help

2008-1-9 04:44 PM

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You're welcome.
You can also say "something is a rip-off"
:-)

2008-1-9 04:58 PM

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got ripped off, screwed, f u c k ed, etc... many ways

2008-1-9 05:21 PM

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got hosed.

2008-1-10 06:43 AM

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Reply #6 fcp1949's post

can we also say "get overcharged"?

2008-1-10 01:41 PM

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QUOTE:

Originally posted by chen39yi at 2008-1-10 13:41
can we also say "get overcharged"?

"To get overcharged" means the seller overcharge you either on purpose or by mistake...
To get ripped off, to get screwed or to get f u c ked =the seller overcharge you on purpose...

2008-1-10 08:20 PM

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Reply #9 fcp1949's post

thanks fcp1949.

on purpose vs by mistake, now I know better about the subtle difference between these expressions.

2008-1-10 08:58 PM

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I think you can also overcharge your customers on purpose.

2008-1-10 11:39 PM

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QUOTE:

Originally posted by jl2315 at 2008-1-10 23:39
I think you can also overcharge your customers on purpose.

You are damn right. You might overcharge your customers by mistake or you can do it with intention...

2008-1-11 09:42 AM

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being ripped off

2008-1-11 10:48 AM

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overcharge seems more commonly perceivable than local slangs.

2008-1-13 10:44 AM

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Damn it. I got fleeced!

2008-1-13 11:33 AM

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I bought a pig in the pocket.
这是一个英语典故，说的是一个人听信卖东西的人的话，说自己卖的猪如何如何的大，结果买来只是很小的一落千丈只，可以放在pocket里．后来就用来说买东西被宰了

2008-1-13 03:39 PM

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one version

sth isn`t worth the value 就OK 了。

2008-1-13 05:59 PM

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one version

sth isn`t worth the value 就OK 了。

2008-1-13 05:59 PM

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QUOTE:

Originally posted by hly_2009 at 2008-1-9 16:58
You're welcome.
You can also say "something is a rip-off"
:-)

呵呵我也想这么说

2008-1-13 11:58 PM

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几天没来发现有这么多说法,学习了......
多谢各位

2008-1-15 04:31 PM

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