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pull the wool over someone's eyes

idiom
Meaning

To deceive someone.


Examples
SIMPLE

You can't pull the wool over my eyes that easily.

CONTEXTUAL

The salesman tried to pull the wool over her eyes with hidden fees, but she read the contract carefully.

COMPLEX

For years he had pulled the wool over everyone's eyes, until a single careless email exposed the entire scheme.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all eyes

    Watching alertly or attentively.

  2. 02

    all eyes and ears

    Very attentive.

  3. 03

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  4. 04

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  5. 05

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  6. 06

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  7. 07

    babies in the eyes

    The minute reflection which one sees of oneself in the eyes of another.

  8. 08

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

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