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
It was Jim Telfer, a Scottish sporting hero from a different code, who said that there is only one way to win respect and that's to put one over on your rival.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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
I moisturized again, discarded the glove, and felt incredibly smug, as if I had put one over on the system.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2020
Wilt the Stilt had put one over on old Bill Russell when she turned to Pa and said, “Sweetie, we’re going to church too, aren’t we?”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
