pull a fast one, to
fast one
a clever and devious trick. (Compare this with pull a fast one.) That was a fast one. I didn't know you were so devious. This was the last fast one like that you'll ever catch me with.
See also: fast, one
pull a fast one
Inf. to succeed in an act of deception. She was pulling a fast one when she said she had a headache and went home. Don't try to pull a fast one with me! I know what you're doing.
See also: fast, one, pull
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pull a fast one
Also, put over a fast one. Engage in a deceitful practice or play an unfair trick. For example, He pulled a fast one when he gave me that fake employment record, or She tried to put over a fast one, but we found out in time to stop her. [Slang; c. 1920]
See also: fast, one, pull
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
pull a fast one
INFORMALIf someone pulls a fast one, they trick someone. The crowd obviously thought I was trying to pull a fast one to get a better seat. Note: You can also say that someone pulls a fast one on someone else. Someone had pulled a fast one on her and she was not going to let them get away with it.
See also: fast, one, pull
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
pull a fast one
try to gain an unfair advantage by rapid action of some sort. informalThis phrase was originally early 20th-century US slang and is also found as put over a fast one .
1993 What Mortgage We also know what prices should be and will pull up any builder trying to pull a fast one.
See also: fast, one, pull
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pull a ˈfast one (on somebody)
(slang) tell lies or cheat somebody, for example in order to get their money, possessions, etc.; deceive somebody: Don’t try to pull a fast one on me. I’m not stupid, you know.See also: fast, one, pull
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
fast one
1. n a fast act of sex; a quickie; a quick one. I think we’ve got time for a fast one!
2. n. a fast or quickly performed activity, such as eating or drinking something. Here’s a tavern. You got time for a fast one?
3. n. a clever and devious trick. (see also pull a fast one.) That was a fast one. I didn’t know you were so devious.
See also: fast, one
pull a fast one
tv. to outwit or outsmart someone by a clever and timely maneuver. Don’t try to pull a fast one on me.
See also: fast, one, pull
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
pull a fast one
Informal To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud.
See also: fast, one, pull
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
pull a fast one, to
To execute an unfair trick. This slangy Americanism dates from about 1920. A. Gilbert was one of many popular novelists to use it (Death Against the Clock, 1958): “Mad to think they can pull a fast one.”
See also: fast, pull
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- fast and furious
- run as fast as (one's) legs can carry (one)
- ride hell (bent) for leather, to
- there are no flies on
- there are no flies on someone
- There's no flies on
- no flies on
- no flies on (one)
- no flies on one
- no flies on somebody