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Pull the wool over your eyes Meaning in English

expression

PUUL thuh WOOL OH-vur yor EYEZ
PUUL thuh WOOL OH-vuh yaw EYEZ

التعريف

To deceive someone or trick them so they do not notice or understand the truth.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal idiom; often used when someone is deliberately hiding the truth or being dishonest. Commonly appears as 'try to pull the wool over my/your eyes'. Not literal—never used for actual wool.

Spanish: engañar - tomar el peloPortuguese (BR): enganar - iludirPortuguese (PT): enganar - iludirChinese (Simplified): 蒙蔽 - 欺骗Chinese (Traditional): 矇騙 - 欺騙Hindi: मूर्ख बनाना - धोखा देनाArabic: يخدع - يموّهBengali: চোখে ধুলো দেওয়া - বোকা বানানোRussian: ввести в заблуждение - морочить головуJapanese: ごまかす - だますVietnamese: lừa dối - đánh lừaKorean: 속이다 - 눈속임하다Turkish: göz boyamak - kandırmakUrdu: آنکھوں میں دھول جھونکنا - بیوقوف بناناIndonesian: membodohi - menipu

جمل نموذجية

Don't let them pull the wool over your eyes with fake promises.

basic

She tried to pull the wool over my eyes about the missing money.

basic

It's easy to pull the wool over his eyes because he trusts everyone.

basic

Do you really think you can pull the wool over my eyes? I know what's going on.

natural

Politicians often try to pull the wool over our eyes, but people are getting smarter.

natural

I can't believe he almost managed to pull the wool over my eyes all this time!

natural