put one over
Example Sentences
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“If she did do it, damn, she put one over on me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025
"Dean put one over the top and I ran onto it and stuck it in," he recalls.
From BBC • May 11, 2021
He’s right, but if you think he looked besotted with himself then, imagine if he can put one over on Arsenal, who he frequently troubled as Bolton manager.
From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2020
Palin was not only offended that Cohen put one over on her; she also took offense to the character Cohen played in their interview — one of five that will appear on the show.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2018
“This ticket says round trip, Marshall, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri. Don’t you try to put one over on me.”
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
