put over

British  

verb

1. informal to communicate (facts, information, etc) comprehensibly

   he puts his thoughts over badly

2. Brit equivalent: put off.  to postpone; defer

   the match was put over a week

3. informal to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception

   he put one over on his boss

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put over Idioms  

1. Make successful, bring off, as in Do you think we can put over this play? [Early 1900s]

2. Make something or someone be understood or accepted, as in The public relations staff helped put our candidate over to the public . [Early 1900s]

3. put over on . Fool, deceive, as in We can't put anything over on Tom . [Early 1900s]

4. Delay, postpone, as in The meeting was put over until tomorrow . [Early 1500s] Also see put off .

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Example Sentences

"Our final, clear polish could be put over any manicure or even bare nails, which could help people with calluses on their fingertips, too. So, it has both a cosmetic and lifestyle benefit," explains Desai.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Movie fans have put over $100 million on the show so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“We’ve put over $20 million into the system over the last two decades. So we consider our system to be in excellent shape.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Farrell made eight changes to the side that lost to New Zealand in Chicago last week and took the lead after a messy opening when fly-half Jack Crowley put over a simple penalty.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

We stood there side by side and watched as Agent Chris opened her eyes, coughing hoarsely into the oxygen mask someone had put over her face.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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