Blendship

[Wilson Gray]

On Sep 1, 2004, at 12:35 AM, Sam Clements wrote:

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> Wilson, and Elizabeth.
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> Re: "get over on"
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> In my experience of living in Ohio for 35 years, I have heard
> natives(who
> were usually from Southern Ohio/WestVirginia/Southwestern PA.
> extraction)
> use this term to mean  "take advantage of"

Yes.

-Wilson

>  or something similar.
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> Other than this group, I seldom have encountered the phrase.
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> Sam Clements
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> From: "Elizabeth Coppock" <coppock at STANFORD.EDU>
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Blendship
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>> what does it mean to "get over on"?
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>> Liz
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>> On Aug 31, 2004, at 8:32 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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>>> Poster:       Wilson Gray <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
>>> Subject:      Blendship
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>>> In a novel that I'm reading, a character thinks that another
>>> character
>>> "... had gotten something over on her." This looks like a blend of
>>> "get
>>> over on" with "put something over on."
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>>> -Wilson Gray
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