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got one over on

got one over on is the simple past and past participle 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 got one over on

What is got one over on the simple past and past participle of?
Got one over on is the simple past and past participle of get one over on.

Words near got one over on in the dictionary

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

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