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get one over on

get one over on verb: synonym of put one over.

Verb

get one over on (third-person singular simple present gets one over on, present participle getting one over on, simple past got one over on, past participle (UK) got one over on or (US) gotten one over on)

  1. Synonym of put one over.
    Synonyms:
    put one over

Synonyms of get one over on

Forms of get one over on

third-person singular presentgets one over on
present participlegetting one over on
pastgot one over on
past participle UKgot one over on
past participle USgotten one over on

Questions about get one over on

What does get one over on mean?
Get one over on means synonym of put one over.
What part of speech is get one over on?
Get one over on is a verb.
What is the past tense of get one over on?
The past tense of get one over on is got one over on.

Words near get one over on in the dictionary

  1. get on the stick
  2. get on to
  3. get on up
  4. get on with
  5. get on with you
  6. get one over on
  7. get one up on
  8. get one's
  9. get one's a into g
  10. get one's act together
  11. get one's affairs in order

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