English idiom · neutral · spoken & written · BrE & AmE
pull the wool over someone’s eyes: meaning and examples
pull the wool over someone’s eyes means deceive someone so they do not know the truth.
Aprende la expresión como una unidad fija y observa la preposición y la forma verbal en los ejemplos.
این عبارت را بهصورت یک واحد ثابت یاد بگیرید و به حرف اضافه و شکل فعل در مثالها توجه کنید.
Lerne die Wendung als feste Einheit und achte in den Beispielen auf Präposition und Verbform.
Apprenez l’expression comme une unité fixe et observez la préposition et la forme verbale dans les exemples.
Memory hook: Build a clear mental picture from “pull the wool over someone’s eyes” and connect it to this meaning: deceive someone so they do not know the truth.
How to use “pull the wool over someone’s eyes”
- You can’t pull the wool over her eyes.
- The advert tried to pull the wool over customers’ eyes.
Common mistake: Treat “pull the wool over someone’s eyes” as a fixed expression. Notice its exact word order in the examples.
Learn it in context
This expression belongs to Lesson 12, where you can compare it with other idioms about truth and practise it interactively.
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