"pull a fast one" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pull a fast one.ogg Forms: pulls a fast one [present, singular, third-person], pulling a fast one [participle, present], pulled a fast one [participle, past], pulled a fast one [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull a fast one (third-person singular simple present pulls a fast one, present participle pulling a fast one, simple past and past participle pulled a fast one)
  1. (idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or deception; to behave contrary to expectations. Tags: idiomatic, often Related terms: fast one Translations (to deceive or trick): jemanden reinlegen [colloquial] (German), jemanden über den Löffel barbieren (German), jemanden übers Ohr hauen (German), brać na bajer [imperfective] (Polish), wziąć na bajer [perfective] (Polish), wystrychnąć na dudka [perfective] (Polish), passar a perna (Portuguese), katakulli yapmak [colloquial] (Turkish), katakulliye getirmek [colloquial] (Turkish), numara yapmak [colloquial] (Turkish), oyun etmek (Turkish), oyun oynamak [colloquial] (Turkish), oyuna getirmek (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "jemanden reinlegen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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      "word": "jemanden reinlegen"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
      "word": "jemanden über den Löffel barbieren"
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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      "word": "brać na bajer"
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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      "word": "wziąć na bajer"
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
      "word": "passar a perna"
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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      "sense": "to deceive or trick",
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