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put over
verb
informalto communicate (facts, information, etc) comprehensibly
he puts his thoughts over badly
Brit equivalent: put off.to postpone; defer
the match was put over a week
informalto get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
he put one over on his boss
Idioms and Phrases
Make successful, bring off, as in Do you think we can put over this play? [Early 1900s]
Make something or someone be understood or accepted, as in The public relations staff helped put our candidate over to the public . [Early 1900s]
put over on . Fool, deceive, as in We can't put anything over on Tom . [Early 1900s]
Delay, postpone, as in The meeting was put over until tomorrow . [Early 1500s] Also see put off .
Example Sentences
"I've seen the videotape of what happened to this young man. It is not a rite of passage," he said, referring to the student who had the pillowcase put over his head.
The prosecution case was that Mr Wilkin was beaten with a rock before being driven to Slieve League and put over the cliffs.
Scotland's momentum was checked a little when Allan put over two penalties to narrow the gap to eight, but that was met with an emphatic response.
A cloth imbued with ether was put over her mouth but she managed to fight the attacker off and he fled.
The witness told jurors he then called for evidence bags to put over the handcuffed suspect's hands before he was put in a police van.
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