Fast One (Noun)
Meaning
A cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The con artist pulled a fast one on the elderly woman, convincing her to invest in a fake investment scheme.
- She accused her opponent of playing a fast one by secretly meeting with the judges before the debate.
- The company got away with the manipulative pricing strategy by pulling a fast one on unsuspecting customers.
- The sly politician was known for playing fast ones on the media, feeding them false information to sway public opinion.
- The thief pulled a fast one on the security guards by disguising himself as a maintenance worker and sneaking past them undetected.