put something over
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put something over — index bilk, dupe, illude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put something over on — index betray (lead astray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put something over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
put something over — Synonyms and related words: bamboozle, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole, cheat on, circumvent, conjure, deceive, delude, diddle, double cross, dupe, forestall, gammon, get around, gull, hoax, hocus pocus, hornswaggle, humbug, juggle, let down, mock … Moby Thesaurus
put something over on — idi to deceive … From formal English to slang
put someone over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
put something right — put (something) right to correct something to make it the way it should be. What did we do wrong? And how do we put it right? Usage notes: often used in the form put things right: At the end, he got over his anger, and was determined to put… … New idioms dictionary
put one over on — informal deceive (someone) into accepting something false. → put … English new terms dictionary
turn something over — turn (someone/something) over to put someone or something under the control of someone. As soon as Roger came home his Dad turned him over to the police. Eventually she turned over the company to her son … New idioms dictionary
put something off — Syn: postpone, defer, delay, put back, adjourn, hold over, reschedule, shelve; N.Amer. table; informal put on ice, put on the back burner … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
