fast one
Example Sentences
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A publicist friend texted me afterward: “That’s where Culkin belongs. If you gave him lead, you’d be saying that he was trying to pull a fast one by going supporting.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025
“Some companies are trying to pull a fast one by shrinking the products little by little and hoping you won't notice,” he said.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
Hold onto your hats, because this track is a fast one, with three DRS zones and speeds quicker than Silverstone and second only to the Italian test at Monza.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024
In 2018, the people gave the Legislature a swift course correction when it tried to pull a fast one by exempting itself from the Public Records Act.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023
“Lying? Pulling a fast one? That’d be a mighty low thing for me to do, wouldn’t you say?”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.