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ESLPod_0623_WE_0921 A Hit-and-Run Accident In this podcast, the phrase "to pull a fast one on (someone)" means to trick or fool someone, or to make someone believe something that isn't true: "The customers pulled a fast one on the waiter, telling him that they had already paid when they actually hadn't." The phrase "to pull someone's leg" means to trick someone by telling them something that isn't true, but doing so as a joke: "Did you really invent the Internet, or are you just pulling my leg?" Finally, the phrase "to pull the rug out from under (somebody's) feet" means to take something away from someone unexpectedly when he or she needs that thing very badly in order to succeed: "The accountants really pulled the rug out from under our feet when they cut our department's funding in half."

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ESLPod 623 to pull a fast one on (someone) Transportation

Id	ESLPod_0623_WE_0921
Episode Id	ESLPod 623
Episode Title	A Hit-and-Run Accident
Phrase	to pull a fast one on (someone)
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to pull a fast one on (someone)" means to trick or fool someone, or to make someone believe something that isn't true: "The customers pulled a fast one on the waiter, telling him that they had already paid when they actually hadn't." The phrase "to pull someone's leg" means to trick someone by telling them something that isn't true, but doing so as a joke: "Did you really invent the Internet, or are you just pulling my leg?" Finally, the phrase "to pull the rug out from under (somebody's) feet" means to take something away from someone unexpectedly when he or she needs that thing very badly in order to succeed: "The accountants really pulled the rug out from under our feet when they cut our department's funding in half."
Topics	Transportation

Pull Fast Phrase Means Trick Pulled Telling Rug