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DictionarySeepullpull a fast one
pull a fast one (on someone)To carry out a trick, deception, or practical joke (against someone). It turns out that the supposed alien visitors people had been seeing were just a bunch of teenagers pulling a fast one on the town. I've got a great plan to pull a fast one on the school for April Fools' Day. The fake article had been in print in the renowned scientific journal for more than a week before its author revealed that he had pulled a fast one.See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast oneInf. to succeed in an act of deception. She was pulling a fast one when she said she had a headache and went home. Don't try to pull a fast one with me! I know what you're doing.See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast oneAlso, put over a fast one. Engage in a deceitful practice or play an unfair trick. For example, He pulled a fast one when he gave me that fake employment record, or She tried to put over a fast one, but we found out in time to stop her. [Slang; c. 1920] See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast one INFORMALIf someone pulls a fast one, they trick someone. The crowd obviously thought I was trying to pull a fast one to get a better seat. Note: You can also say that someone pulls a fast one on someone else. Someone had pulled a fast one on her and she was not going to let them get away with it.See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast one try to gain an unfair advantage by rapid action of some sort. informal This phrase was originally early 20th-century US slang and is also found as put over a fast one . 1993 What Mortgage We also know what prices should be and will pull up any builder trying to pull a fast one. See also: fast, one, pullpull a ˈfast one (on somebody) (slang) tell lies or cheat somebody, for example in order to get their money, possessions, etc.; deceive somebody: Don’t try to pull a fast one on me. I’m not stupid, you know.See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast one tv. to outwit or outsmart someone by a clever and timely maneuver. Don’t try to pull a fast one on me. See also: fast, one, pull pull a fast one Informal To play a trick or perpetrate a fraud.See also: fast, one, pullpull a fast one, toTo execute an unfair trick. This slangy Americanism dates from about 1920. A. Gilbert was one of many popular novelists to use it (Death Against the Clock, 1958): “Mad to think they can pull a fast one.”See also: fast, pullFinancialSeePullAcronymsSeePAFO |