Usually means: Deceive someone with clever trick.
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  1. pull a fast one: Merriam-Webster
  2. pull a fast one: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pull a fast one: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pull a fast one: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. pull a fast one: Wiktionary
  6. pull a fast one: Dictionary.com
  7. pull a fast one: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pull a fast one: Idioms

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  1. pull a fast one: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. Pull a fast one: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  3. pull a fast one: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pull a fast one)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, often followed by on) To carry out a trick or act of deception; to behave contrary to expectations.

Similar:
pull one over, get one over on, put one over, outtrick, have on, betrick, have, pull a rabbit out of a hat, get the better of, serve someone a trick, more...

Opposite:
be honest, play fair, be straightforward, be sincere

Phrases:
pull a fast one on, more...

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Similar:
pull one over, get one over on, put one over, outtrick, have on, betrick, have, pull a rabbit out of a hat, get the better of, serve someone a trick, more...

Opposite:
be honest, play fair, be straightforward, be sincere

Phrases:
pull a fast one on, more...



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