put over on
put (something) over on (one)
To fool or deceive one with some trick; to make one the victim of a prank or hoax. Nice try—you have to get up pretty early in the morning to put a prank like that over on me! She figured out about halfway through the phone call that the man on the other end was trying to put a con over on her.
See also: on, over, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put something over on someone
and put one over on someoneto play a trick on someone; to deceive someone with something. We really put one over on the teacher and boy, was he mad. I'm too observant. You can't put anything over on me.
See also: on, over, put
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put over on
v.
To communicate something to someone, especially in order to deceive: He tried to put a lie over on me, but I wasn't fooled.
See also: on, over, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- put (something) over on (one)
- put something over on
- put one past (one)
- get one over on (one)
- get/put one over on somebody/something
- put one over on
- put one over on (one)
- put one over on someone
- pull one over on
- pull one over on (one)