"put the change on someone" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts the change on someone [present, singular, third-person], putting the change on someone [participle, present], put the change on someone [participle, past], put the change on someone [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,put>}} put the change on someone (third-person singular simple present puts the change on someone, present participle putting the change on someone, simple past and past participle put the change on someone)
  1. To trick or delude someone.
    Sense id: en-put_the_change_on_someone-en-verb-Hck9AobV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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