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pull a fast one





VERB
put something over on
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“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

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

The actor leaned into his character -- office funnyman Jim Halpert -- and recruited Ferry to pull a fast one on Daniels, 57, buy tricking him into letting Krasinski wear a wig.

From Fox News • Jul. 3, 2020

A sneaky British couple tries to pull a fast one on the U.K. edition of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in the fact-based miniseries “Quiz.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2020

They hadn’t warned the crowd about illegal punches— and there was always a wise guy out there ready to pull a fast one.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier




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