put something 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
To deceive, cheat, or trick.
See also: on, over, put, something
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- put (something) over on (one)
- put 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)