put over

put over  {v.}

1. To wait to a later time; postpone.

They put over the meeting to the following Tuesday.

Syn.: PUT OFF.

2.  {informal}

To make a success of; complete.

He put over a complex and difficult business deal.

Syn.: BRING OFF, PUT ACROSS, SLIP OVER.

3.  {informal}

To practice deception; trick; fool. — Used with "on".

George thought he was putting something over on the teacher when he said he was absent the day before because his mother was sick and needed him.