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“If she did do it, damn, she put one over on me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

Burnley are at Goodison Park today looking to put one over on their former boss Dyche.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

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

So Valle walked, and not because he’d put one over on the legal system.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2015

“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




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