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pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull the wool over someone's eyes

Deceive or hoodwink someone, as in His partner had pulled the wool over his eyes for years by keeping the best accounts for himself . This term alludes to the former custom of wearing a wig, which when slipping down can blind someone temporarily. [c. 1800]
See also: eye, pull, wool

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DirkDIRK (Dutch), DEERK (German), DURK (English)Dutch, German, English
Judie['dʒu:di]
Tafadzwa-Southern African, Shona
ÁSlaug-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Shyam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Manju-Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu
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