put one past
(Redirected from put one past somebody)
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From put past with placeholder one.
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put one past (third-person singular simple present puts one past, present participle putting one past, simple past and past participle put one past)
- (transitive, 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.