“Be taken for a ride”in other languages

Same idea, different pictures

English comes from Prohibition-era gangsters, for whom taking someone “for a ride” meant a one-way trip. It softened into being conned.

French has two versions: being taken for a pigeon, se faire prendre pour un pigeon, the easy target who comes when fed, and getting rolled in flour, se faire rouler dans la farine. Polish is taken in by bajer, a smooth line of talk.