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pull the wool over someone's eyes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l the -wool over -some-one's eyes
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deceive someone.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls the wool over someone's eyes (present, singular) pulling the wool over someone's eyes (participle, present) pulled the wool over someone's eyes (participle, past) pulled the wool over someone's eyes (past) pull wool over someone's eyes (alternative)

Synonyms

bamboozle snow hoodwink lead by the nose play false

Questions

What does pull the wool over someone's eyes mean?
To deceive someone.

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