Bump into

bump into & bumps into bumping into bumped into bumped into

1. bump into p.v. When you bump into things or people, you accidentally hit them with your body.

l couldn't see where I was going in the dark, and I bumped into the door.

Would you please move these boxes — I keep bumping into them.

2. bump into p.v. When you meet people unexpectedly or unintentionally, you bump into them. Run into is the same as bump into.

We bumped into Sarah at the mall today.

Bumping into one of my neighbors while I was in Rome sure was a surprise.

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1. con ...into p.v. [informal] When you con people into something or con people into doing something, you persuade them to do it by fooling or deceiving them, Trick into is similar to con into.

They weren't sure that it was a good idea to give all their money to Marv'm, but he conned them into it.

That crooked mechanic tried to con me into paying for a lot of repairs my car didn't need.

con out of

con out of & cons out of conning out of conned out of conned out of

1. con ... out of p.v. [informal] When you con people out of something, you per­suade them to give it to you by fooling or deceiving them.

Marvin conned them out of their life savings.

That crooked mechanic tried to con me out of $547.