pull a fast one

Idioms and Phrases

Also, 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]

Related Words

• be dishonest
• betray
• cheat
• circumvent
• defraud
• delude
• disappoint
• dupe
• entrap
• falsify
• fool
• hoodwink
• mislead
• swindle
• trick
• victimize