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PULL THE WOOL OVER (SOMEONE'S) EYES

to deceive or fool someone
PULL THE WOOL OVER (SOMEONE'S) EYES
1. The young man was so naive that he believed whatever anyone told him. It was easy to pull the wool over his eyes
2. The children told their mother they were going to school when in fact they planned to go to the movies. They managed to pull the wool over her eyes

Compare to: song and dance; cock-and-bull story; snow job; fall for (something).


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