Blendship

[Elizabeth Coppock]

what does it mean to "get over on"?


Liz

On Aug 31, 2004, at 8:32 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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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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