This is a very hard thing to explain to a large audience. I hope I can put over the main points.
•This is a big request for money. I go before the board of directors this afternoon, and I hope I can put it over.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put something over — index bilk, dupe, illude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put something over on — index betray (lead astray) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put something over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
put something over — put someone/something/ before/over/above/ phrase to consider someone or something as being more important than someone or something else The company had been accused of putting profits before safety. T … Useful english dictionary
put something over — N. Amer. postpone something. → put … English new terms dictionary
put something over — Synonyms and related words: bamboozle, beguile, betray, bluff, cajole, cheat on, circumvent, conjure, deceive, delude, diddle, double cross, dupe, forestall, gammon, get around, gull, hoax, hocus pocus, hornswaggle, humbug, juggle, let down, mock … Moby Thesaurus
put something over on — idi to deceive … From formal English to slang
put one over on — ► put one over on informal deceive into accepting something false. Main Entry: ↑put … English terms dictionary
put something over to somebody — … Useful english dictionary
put one over on — (informal).See hoodwink. → put * * * put one over on (informal) 1. To gain an advantage over someone 2. To deceive someone • • • Main Entry: ↑over * * * … Useful english dictionary
put someone over the top — put (someone/something) over the top to cause someone to have enough of something to achieve a goal. The award put his popularity over the top in a dramatic way. We re trying to make a deal that pushes our team over the top. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
