pull the wool over someone's eyes

English

Verb

pull the wool over someone's eyes (third-person singular simple present pulls the wool over someone's eyes, present participle pulling the wool over someone's eyes, simple past and past participle pulled the wool over someone's eyes)

  1. (informal, idiomatic) To deceive someone.

Alternative forms

  • pull wool over someone's eyes

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