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put one over





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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




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