put one over

The phrase "put one over" is commonly used in informal contexts to describe acts of deception or trickery.

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Definition

B2General

(informal, idiomatic)To deceive or trick someone, often in a clever or sneaky way.

Example

He tried to put one over on his boss by pretending to be sick.
They put one over on the teacher by handing in the same essay.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "put one over":

put over get over on throw over get one's leg over put across put on have over bowl over over one's head overplay one's hand go over someone's head put by pass off double over knock over get the drop on put about flick over blow over pull off put it about do over give over lay it on thick knock into a cocked hat get over put up on lay a glove on walk all over turn over put one's hands on over the head get the better of throw on put the boot in go over lay over go one better slip it to work over look over