To fool or deceive one with some trick; to make one the victim of a prank or hoax. Nice try—you have to get up pretty early in the morning to put a prank like that over on me!She figured out about halfway through the phone call that the man on the other end was trying to put a con over on her.See also: on, over, put
put something over on
To deceive, cheat, or trick.See also: on, over, put, something