put the change on someone

verb

To trick or delude someone.

Meanings

verbput the change on someone (third-person singular simple present puts the change on someone, present participle putting the change on someone, simple past and past participle put the change on someone)

present singular third person puts the change on someone · participle present putting the change on someone

  1. To trick or delude someone.
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APA

put the change on someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20change%20on%20someone

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the change on someone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20change%20on%20someone.

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