Fred and Betty: Is this the End?
Episode 2: Not Guilty!

Fred: Betty, you've got to believe me! I would never cheat on you Betty!


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CHEAT ON

Meaning: if you cheat on somebody, (your husband, wife, boyfriend or girlfriend) you secretly have a sexual or romantic relationship with someone else.

Grammar: This phrasal verb must have an object. You can not separate the verb from its particle.

He cheated on his wife - RIGHT
He cheated on her - RIGHT

He cheated her on - WRONG
He cheated his wife on - WRONG

Example sentence: Juliet finally decided to divorce her husband when she caught him cheating on her with their next-door neighbour.
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Synonyms: betray, be unfaithful to, do the dirty on, mess around, two-time
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