pull a fast one
Deceive with cunning
To pull a fast one is to trick or deceive someone, typically through cunning rather than force: He pulled a fast one on the insurance company by faking the accident.
The phrase suggests getting away with something before the victim realizes what happened.
Often appears with "on" to indicate the target of the deception.
- trickDeliberate deception
- bluffCalculated false front
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- dupeDeceive or victim
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
deceive · smoke and mirrors · hornswoggle · flimflam · three-card monte · defraud · double-cross · con · run a con · bilk · bait and switch · ruse · snow job · gaslighting · mislead · lead down the garden path · take for a ride · play for a fool
- trickerytrick, deceive, mislead, hoax, ruse
- dirty tacticsdirty trick, dirty tricks, dirty pool, foul play, cheap shot
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
pull a fast oneplay it straight
Behave honestly, without guile
be honest · tell the truth · lay one's cards on the table · play fair · come clean
fast, pull, pulling, faster, pulley, pulls, pulled, fastest, fastness