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. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 — deceive or fool someone Don t let him pull the wool over your eyes with his excuses … Idioms and examples
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 He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well • Syn: ↑bamboozle, ↑snow, ↑hoodwink, ↑lead by the nose, ↑play… … Useful english dictionary
pull the wool over one's eyes — Deceive one … A concise dictionary of English slang
pull the wool over one's eyes — phrasal to blind to the true situation ; hoodwink … New Collegiate Dictionary
wool over one's eyes, pull the — Deceive, mislead one … A concise dictionary of English slang
wool n, pull the - over sb's eyes — Every day a peddler pulled his cart of wool from his home to the village market. It was a long trip. He had to travel around the perimeter of a large lake that was owned by the town tycoon, a modern day scrooge. One day during the winter the lake … English expressions
wool — See: ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE, PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
wool — See: ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE, PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
