pull the wool over someone's eyes
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
verb
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
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DECEIVE, fool, trick, hoodwink, dupe,
delude;
informal lead up the garden path, put one over on, bamboozle, con.
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pull the wool over someone’s eyes phrase
to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wrong information
You’re not pulling the wool over my eyes – I know what you’re trying to do.
Thesaurus: to cheat or trick someone
synonym
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deceive someone by telling untruths
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pull the wool over someone's eyes — see
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pull the wool over someone's eyes
informal : to trick or deceive someone : to hide the truth from someone
He was too clever to let them pull the wool over his eyes.
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
Look at other dictionaries:
pull the wool over someone's eyes — pull the wool over (someone s) eyes to deceive someone in order to prevent them from knowing what you are really doing. Don t let insurance companies pull the wool over your eyes ask for a list of all the hidden charges … New idioms dictionary
pull the wool over someone's eyes — If you pull the wool over someone s eyes, you deceive or cheat them … The small dictionary of idiomes
pull the wool over someone's eyes — ► pull the wool over someone s eyes deceive someone. Main Entry: ↑wool … English terms dictionary
pull the wool over someone's eyes — idi pull the wool over someone s eyes, to deceive or delude someone … From formal English to slang
pull the wool over someone's eyes — If you pull the wool over someone s eyes, you deceive or cheat them. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pull the wool over someone's eyes — If you pull the wool over someone s eyes, you deceive or cheat them … Dictionary of English idioms
pull the wool over someone's eyes — to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wrong information You re not pulling the wool over my eyes – I know what you re trying to do … English dictionary
pull the wool over one's eyes — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive. * /The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner s eyes about their financial position./ * /Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher s eyes, but she was too smart … Dictionary of American idioms
pull the wool over one's eyes — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive. * /The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner s eyes about their financial position./ * /Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher s eyes, but she was too smart … Dictionary of American idioms
pull\ the\ wool\ over\ one's\ eyes — v. phr. informal To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive. The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner s eyes about their financial position. Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher s eyes, but she was too smart for him … Словарь американских идиом
