put one past
verbEtymology From put past with placeholder one.
1
Idiomatic To deceive, trick, or fool (someone), especially by concealing something.
- He tried to put one past the band director by giving her a jalapeño-flavored lollipop.
verb
Etymology From put past with placeholder one.
Idiomatic To deceive, trick, or fool (someone), especially by concealing something.
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