put one over
Trick someone completely
To put one over on someone is to deceive or trick them successfully, especially by cunning rather than force: He thought he could put one over on the insurance company.
The phrase suggests outsmarting someone, getting away with something through cleverness: Don't try to put one over on me—I've been in this business too long.
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- deceiveCause false belief
- conArgument against
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- lead astrayCause to err
run a con · dupe · befool · swindle · mislead · cod · gull · take for a ride · take to the cleaners · outsmart · double-cross · have on · bluff · hornswoggle · fast talk · string along · sham · misdirection
deception vs. honesty
put one overlevel with
Speak honestly to
tell the truth · come clean · play fair · speak plainly · lay one's cards on the table