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Sun 94 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Cheat vs. cheat on
Do cheat and cheat on have the same meaning and usage? THen, can I say as follows?
He cheated on his wife or he cheated his wife.
He cheated on his exam or he cheated exam.
He cheated on his wife or he cheated his wife.
He cheated on his exam or he cheated exam.
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sun 94 Do cheat and cheat on have the same meaning and usage? THen, can I say as follows? He cheated on his wife or he cheated his wife.
- sun 94 Do cheat and cheat on have the same meaning and usage?
- THen, can I say as follows?
- He cheated on his wife or he cheated his wife.
- He cheated on his exam or he cheated exam.
- The meanings are different.
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sun 94Do cheat and cheat on have the same meaning and usage? THen, can I say as follows?The meanings are different.
He cheated on his wife or he cheated his wife.
He cheated on his exam or he cheated exam.
You cheat a person.
If you say that you cheat a thing, you're using a figure of speech (personification), in which you attribute huma
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You are very close. "Cheat on" refers to a specific thing, such as "cheating on a test". We also say "cheated on his/her wife/husband".
To cheat someone or something is slightly different. You cheat someone out of something. For instance, you could say, "the man was cheated out of his money by the conman". This means the man was deceived by the conman ("confidence man" who essential tric
To cheat someone or something is slightly different. You cheat someone out of something. For instance, you could say, "the man was cheated out of his money by the conman". This means the man was deceived by the conman ("confidence man" who essential tric
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