put one over on
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
Sunday begins with the ‘chosen one’ in David Moyes getting the chance to put one over on José Mourinho and West Ham to exert their clear superiority over Tottenham.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2021
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
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
