put one over

put one over
a) To succeed in a deception.

The salesman tried to put one over on me.

b) To fool, trick or deceive.
See Also: put on

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  • put one over — verb fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can t fool me! • Syn: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • put one over on — informal deceive (someone) into accepting something false. → put …   English new terms dictionary

  • put one over on — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dupe, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone s eyes; see deceive …   English dictionary for students

  • put one over on — informal See hoodwink …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • put one across — verb fool or hoax The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone You can t fool me! • Syn: ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • put a fast one over — (informal) To gain an advantage by trickery ● fast …   Useful english dictionary

  • put one on his feet — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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