to put one over on meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to put one over on" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Putting one over on your friends can get you into trouble.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

Use "put one over on ..." whenever the idea of tricking or fooling someone is required.
A big trick or lie could be expressed as "put a big one over on ...".
A fun trick that involves complicated preparation could be expressed as "put a good one over on ...".
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

Two coworkers are talking about a new employee ...

Coworker 1:  "Did you see the bosses face when he tasted the coffee that the new guy brought him?"
Coworker 2:  "It was hilarious!  The boss blew his coffee all over the new guy and then yelled at him about the coffee."
Coworker 1:  "Do you think it was fair to tell the new guy that the boss likes 4 sugars and 2 creams in his coffee when the boss actually takes his coffee black?"
Coworker 2:  "Ah, whatever.  We sure put one over on the new guy."

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

Two students are talking in the library ...

Student 1:  "That was fun yesterday with the substitute teacher, right?"
Student 2:  "Could you believe it when he asked us what we usually did during that period?"
Student 1:  "I know!  And we told him that we usually had free time and he just let us play."
Student 2:  "I didn't miss boring history class at all."
Student 1:  "We sure put on over on the substitute."
Student 2:  "Yes, but I don't think we'll be able to fool him again."
Student 1:  "Probably not."

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

"to put one over on"

to trick, fool, deceive or outwit someone using some type of scheme

Synonyms: ambush, artifice, blind, bluff, cheat, chicanery, circumvention, con, concealment, conspiracy, cover, deception, decoy, delusion, disguise, distortion, dodge, double-dealing, duplicity, equivocation, evasion, fabrication, fake, falsehood, feint, forgery, fraud, game, gimmick, hoax, illusion, invention, machination, maneuver, perjury, plot, ply, pretense, ruse, snare, stratagem, subterfuge, swindle, trap, treachery, wile