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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

Burnley are at Goodison Park today looking to put one over on their former boss Dyche.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

He’s right, but if you think he looked besotted with himself then, imagine if he can put one over on Arsenal, who he frequently troubled as Bolton manager.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2020

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

Wilt the Stilt had put one over on old Bill Russell when she turned to Pa and said, “Sweetie, we’re going to church too, aren’t we?”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

put one over

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