玩弄某人的感情

give someone the air

此短语常用于恋人之间，意思是“不再理睬某人”，与汉语口语中“把某人给甩了”或“把某人给蹬了”相似。

例如：
　　-Don’t worry. I’ll soon give him the air.

　　-Jack gave Mary the air and began dating other girls.

　　-You want to give him the air? You must have another think coming.

　　-If I were you, I would give him the air and go out with another guy.

　　恋人分手还能说break up；split up。
比如：
Jenny and Joe have split up.

珍妮和乔闹翻了。

take some one for a ride　　

1.载某人兜风：

If you get here early enough, I'll take you for a ride on my motorcycle.

2.欺骗某人，玩弄某人的感情：

You've been taken for a ride. Why did you give him five thousand francs?
　　
以下一些短语也可用来表达愚弄某人pull one’s leg；play tricks on someone。

实战演练：
　　A：What’s your trouble?
　　B：The boss seems to fall for another girl.
　　A：I see the point. He must have given you the air.
　　B：I thought he was serious. I didn’t think he was taking me for a ride.
　　A： He does not deserve your affections.