pull a 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
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
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
