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getting one over

getting one over is the present participle and gerund of get one over on.

Meaning of get one over on

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

Questions about getting one over

What is getting one over the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one over is the present participle and gerund of get one over on.

Words near getting one over in the dictionary

  1. getting on the end of
  2. getting on the stick
  3. getting on to
  4. getting on up
  5. getting on with
  6. getting one over
  7. getting one over on
  8. getting one up on
  9. getting one's
  10. getting one's a into g
  11. getting one's act together

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