[{"_1":2,"_157":-5,"_158":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_24":25,"_149":150,"_155":156},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","con","slug","pronunciation","type","simple_noun","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",5,"avgFrequency",7.2,"languageVariants",[21,22,23],"AmE","BrE","informal","categories",[26,61],{"_27":28,"_9":29,"_30":31},"name","ADJECTIVE + con","adjective-con","collocations",[32],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_9":37,"_38":39,"_40":41,"_42":43,"_48":49,"_60":-5},"collocation","big","phrase","big con","big-con","usage","Refers to a large or elaborate deception.","label","","frequency",{"_44":45,"_46":47},"score",6,"perMillion",2.5,"examples",[50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59],"The seance was just a big con.","The investment opportunity turned out to be a big con to defraud elderly people.","Many voters felt the politician's promise of tax cuts was just a big con to win the election.","He fell for a big con online and lost all his savings.","What he thought was a miracle cure was, in reality, a big con.","They are planning a big con that could affect thousands of investors.","By the time the police arrived, the criminals had already pulled off their big con.","Do you really believe that story, or do you think it's all part of a big con?","It was a big con, carefully orchestrated over several months.","Be careful; this whole setup looks like a big con designed to take your money.","translation",{"_27":62,"_9":63,"_30":64},"con + NOUN","con-noun",[65,83,102,121],{"_33":66,"_35":67,"_9":68,"_38":69,"_40":41,"_42":70,"_48":72,"_60":-5},"artist","con artist","con-artist","A person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true.",{"_44":71,"_46":18},8,[73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82],"The police finally caught the con artist who had been targeting the elderly.","She realized too late that the charming salesman was actually a skilled con artist.","Be wary of online schemes; many are run by a sophisticated con artist.","I can't believe I fell for his lies; he was a true con artist.","A team of con artists worked together to orchestrate the elaborate scam.","That smooth-talker will be exposed as a con artist sooner or later.","The documentary detailed the rise and fall of a notorious con artist from the 1920s.","How could so many intelligent people be fooled by a single con artist?","He built his entire empire by being a ruthless con artist, preying on the vulnerable.","Falling for a con artist's tricks can be a devastating financial and emotional experience.",{"_33":84,"_35":85,"_9":86,"_38":87,"_40":41,"_42":88,"_48":91,"_60":-5},"man","con man","con-man","A man who cheats or tricks others, especially for money.",{"_44":89,"_46":90},7.8,6.9,[92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101],"He was a notorious con man who swindled elderly people out of their life savings.","You have to be careful not to fall for the tricks of a clever con man.","The movie's plot revolves around a charming con man trying to pull off one last big score.","By the time they realized he was a con man, he had already disappeared with their money.","The police arrested a team of con men who were operating a fake investment scheme.","How could so many intelligent people be fooled by such an obvious con man?","A successful con man often relies on his charisma and ability to build trust quickly.","She accused her ex-partner of being nothing more than a manipulative con man.","If you send them money, you'll discover he's just another con man preying on the vulnerable.","The investigation revealed a sophisticated network led by a professional con man.",{"_33":103,"_35":104,"_9":105,"_38":106,"_40":21,"_42":107,"_48":110,"_60":-5},"game","con game","con-game","A trick to get money from someone.",{"_44":108,"_46":109},7,4.1,[111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120],"The elderly are often targets of elaborate con games.","He fell for a classic con game involving a fake investment opportunity.","How could you not realize it was a con game from the start?","Running a con game requires a lot of charm and deception.","Be careful of emails promising easy money; it's usually a con game.","The police believe this is part of a much larger con game.","The so-called psychic was just running a clever con game on vulnerable people.","After losing his savings, he finally understood the true nature of the sophisticated con game.","I can't believe I almost got suckered into that online con game.","Authorities have issued warnings about new con games targeting tourists in the city.",{"_33":122,"_35":123,"_9":124,"_38":106,"_40":22,"_42":125,"_48":128,"_60":-5},"trick","con trick","con-trick",{"_44":126,"_46":127},6.8,3.8,[129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148],"The email offer was a classic con trick to steal bank details.","He fell victim to a sophisticated con trick and lost all his savings.","He realized too late that he had fallen for a clever con trick.","The police issued a warning about a new phone con trick targeting vulnerable individuals.","Be wary of strangers offering deals that seem too good to be true; it's often a con trick.","It was an elaborate con trick designed to steal personal banking information.","The gang's specialty was an elaborate con trick involving fake lottery tickets.","Many people have lost money to similar online con tricks over the years.","Police are warning the public about a new con trick targeting the elderly.","The confidence artist specialized in pulling off a convincing con trick.","She lost her life savings in a con trick that played on her generosity.","Always be suspicious of unsolicited offers; they could be a con trick.","Although the scheme seemed legitimate, it was just another con trick designed to defraud investors.","They tried to sell me a fake vacation package, but I saw through their con trick.","Do you think this investment opportunity is genuine, or is it some kind of con trick?","Such a blatant con trick should be easy to spot, yet many still fall for it.","The documentary exposed several common con tricks used by street hustlers.","The documentary exposed several historical con tricks that swindled fortunes.","It was a simple but effective con trick, and many people were deceived.","If an offer seems too good to be true, it's probably a con trick.","relatedEntries",{"_151":152,"_153":154},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]