come-on take to court be ripped off suffer in silence let on to dispute
────────────────────────────── come-on, 宣伝文句、目玉商品 ────────────────────────────── A come-on is a gesture or remark which someone, especially a woman, makes in order to encourage another person to make sexual advances to them. [INFORMAL] →誘惑
ex) He ignores come-ons from the many women who seem to find him attractive.
────────────────────────────── take to court, 裁判ざたにする ────────────────────────────── If you go to court or take someone to court, you take legal action against them.
ex) members of trade associations who want to take bad debtors to court. debtor→債務者
────────────────────────────── be ripped off, だまされる、だまし取られる ────────────────────────────── If someone rips you off, they cheat you by charging you too much money for something or by selling you something that is broken or damaged. [INFORMAL]
ex) Ticket touts ripped off soccer fans to the tune of L138,000 in the FA Cup Final. ticket tout→ダフ屋(英) to the tune of→額が…も
────────────────────────────── suffer in silence, 泣き寝入りをする ────────────────────────────── [研和英]I clenched my teeth and suffered in silence. 奥歯をかみしめてくやしさに耐えた
[英活用]He suffered their disdain in silence. 黙って彼らが（自分を）蔑視するのに耐えた
[英活用]Women won't suffer in silence anymore. 女性たちもこれ以上黙って苦しみに耐えてはいないでしょう
────────────────────────────── let on to, …に漏らす、…に打ち明ける ────────────────────────────── If you let on about something, you tell someone about something that was intended to be kept secret, or express an emotion that you wanted to hide. [INFORMAL]
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Financial Scams (4) 12/18-19 2006"
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