| 单词 | to get one over on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get one over on 5. transitive. Originally U.S. colloquial. to get one over on: to have an advantage over; to trick, cheat, swindle, or defraud. Cf. to put over 7b(b) at put v. Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > treat fraudulently, cheat [verb (transitive)] > outwit, get the better of undergoa1325 circumvene1526 crossbitec1555 circumvent1564 gleek1577 outreach1579 fob1583 overreach1594 fub1600 encompassa1616 out-craftya1616 out-knave1648 mump1649 jockey1708 come1721 nail1735 slew1813 Jew1825 to sew up1837 to play (it) low down (on)1864 outfox1872 beat1873 outcraft1879 to get a beat on1889 old soldier1892 to put one over1905 to get one over on1912 to get one over1921 outsmart1926 shaft1959 1912 Machinists' Monthly Jrnl. Sept. 876 (advt.) No one can ever ‘get one over on you’ if you buy Brotherhoods. 1958 M. Sandoz Cattlemen (1978) i. iii. 51 We can't let them damnyankees get one over on us. 1990 J. Foster Villains iii. 73 Episodes where individuals had ‘got one over on the Old Bill’ were repeated with fervour. 2008 Independent 17 June 8/2 Keeping up with the Jones—the old-fashioned habit of not letting your neighbours get one over on you. < as lemmas |
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