Pull a Fast One
What it means
Get away with a trick before anyone has time to notice what has happened.
Where it comes from
Fast here means sly rather than quick, the same fast as a fast talker and a fast buck. English has used the word for dishonest dealing for a very long time.
The puzzle it came from
Pull a Fast One was the answer to the Phrasicle of July 13, 2025. The clue read ____ a ____ ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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think
fast
food
court
order
outlet
mall
cop
car
alarm
chosen
one
chance
card
trick
up
front
hand
pull
over
Phrasicle: Pull a Fast One