pull a fast one

Related to word: pull

Idiom

Definition

  1. To successfully deceive or trick someone, often in a clever or dishonest way.

    • He told me he could get concert tickets, but he just wanted to get money from me; he really pulled a fast one on me.

    • Don't trust him; he's always trying to pull a fast one on people to take advantage of them.

    • The salesman tried to pull a fast one with the contract, but he didn't succeed.