Collocations for "con"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "con" in context.
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con
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- He fell for the con.
- was tricked by the con
- is a [media, publication, magazine] con
- The [job, work, employment, rental] offer is a con.
- Cons depend on [dishonesty, greed, innocence].
- one of the oldest cons in the [world, book]
- a con used to [trick, fool, swindle] (innocent) victims
- Don't believe him. It's just a con!
- lost their [money, savings, property] to the con
- a [movie, program, play] about a famous con
- [weigh, analyze, discuss, list] the pros and cons
- a list of the pros and cons (of)
- The cons have it [30 to 25].
- The cons outweigh the pros.
- The pros outweigh the cons.
- That is a definite con [to me, in my book].
- is a [dangerous, reformed] ex-con
- [jobs, housing, programs] for ex-cons
- UK: an [apartment, office] with all the mod cons
- conned [investors, customers, innocent victims, the company, the public, them]
- conned them into [buying, parting with, believing, giving]
- conned her with a [promise, scheme, trick]
- conned them out of [their life savings, $10,000]
- the [crook, swindler, scoundrel, seductress, builder, agency] conned them
- conned by the [crook]
- [smoothly, easily, smartly] conned
- is a con [artist, man]
- [swindled, fooled, taken in] by a con [artist]
- the pro and con arguments
- argue pro and con
'con' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):