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put one over

VERB

engineer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange come up with conceive concoct create direct manage manipulate negotiate organize set up supervise

STRONG

angle cause con contrive control cook doctor effect encompass finagle jockey machinate maneuver operate originate plan plant plot rig scam scheme superintend swing upstage wangle work

WEAK

play games pull strings pull wires put one on put over put through

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize mismanage

STRONG

forget ignore leave alone neglect

VERB

manage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve carry out deal with work

STRONG

arrange con contrive cook doctor effect engineer execute finagle fix jockey plant rig scam succeed swing upstage wangle

WEAK

bring about bring off cope with play games pull strings push around

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disturb fail forget ignore neglect unsettle

WEAK

bumble mismanage

VERB

maneuver

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exploit jockey manipulate navigate operate

STRONG

angle beguile cheat con conspire contrive cook design devise doctor engineer fence finagle finesse intrigue machinate manage move play plot proceed rig scam sham shift trick upstage wangle work

WEAK

come up with go around leave holding the bag play games pull strings push around

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy disorganize forget neglect remain stop

WEAK

leave alone

Example Sentences

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“If she did do it, damn, she put one over on me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

Elsewhere, we have the Manchester derby, with content machine Cristiano Ronaldo trying to put one over the club he could have joined.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2021

It was Jim Telfer, a Scottish sporting hero from a different code, who said that there is only one way to win respect and that's to put one over on your rival.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2021

I moisturized again, discarded the glove, and felt incredibly smug, as if I had put one over on the system.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2020

I've had people try to put one over on me many times, and let me tell you, gentlemen, few people succeed.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

put one over

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