pull the wool over someone's eyes

English

Verb

pull the wool over someone's eyes

(informal) To deceive someone.

Alternative forms

pull wool over someone's eyes

Translations

to deceive someone

German: jemanden hinters Licht führen (de)
Hungarian: megtéveszt (hu), félrevezet (hu), becsap (hu), bepaliz (hu), behúz a csőbe, átver (hu)
Italian: gettar fumo negli occhi

Polish: mydlić oczy
Portuguese: enganar (pt), enrolar (pt), embromar
Russian: ве́шать лапшу на у́ши (ru) (véšatʹ lapšu na úši) , втирать очки́ (ru) (vtiratʹ očkí), пудрить мозги́ (ru) (pudritʹ mozgí)
Spanish: dársela con queso (es)

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