PULL THE WOOL OVER A PERSON'S EYES

Meaning of PULL THE WOOL OVER A PERSON'S EYES in English

cheat, deceive, defraud

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

S
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EYES — mata
English-Visayan vocabulary
WOOL — Animal fibre that is the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or such other hairy mammals as goats and camels. …
Английский словарь Британика
WOOL — I. ˈwu̇l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, wulle, from Old English wull; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PULL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERSON — ˈpərs ə n, ˈpə̄s-, ˈpəis- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English persone, person, persoun, from Old French persone, persoune, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYES — plural of eye present third singular of eye
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOOL — — woollike , adj. /wool/ , n. 1. the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PULL
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-PERSON
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERSON — /perr"seuhn/ , n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYES — n. judgement or opinion (example: "In my eyes [opinion]" or "In the eyes of law")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PULL — I. ˈpu̇l also ˈpəl verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WOOL — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, from Old English wull; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PERSON — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French persone, from Latin persona actor's mask, character in a play, person, probably from Etruscan …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PULL
Webster English vocab
PERSON — noun a parson; the parish priest. 2. person ·noun a human being spoken of indefinitely; one; a man; as, any …
Webster English vocab
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
EYES — Nautical the extreme forward part of a ship. → eye
Concise Oxford English vocab
WOOL — [wool] n, often attrib [ME wolle, fr. OE wull; akin to OHG wolla wool, L vellus fleece, lana wool] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PULL — [pull] vb [ME, fr. OE pullian; akin to MLG pulen to shell, cull] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: to exert …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WOOL — animal fibre forming the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or of other hairy mammals, such as goats and camels. …
Britannica English vocabulary
WOOL — / wʊl; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the soft fine hair that covers the body of sheep, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — / pʊl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb MOVE / REMOVE STH 1. to hold sth firmly and use …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSON — / ˈpɜːsn; NAmE ˈpɜːrsn/ noun ( pl. people / ˈpiːpl; NAmE / or, especially in formal use, per·sons ) 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOL — wool S3 /wʊl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wool , ↑ woolly ; adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PULL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PERSON — per ‧ son S1 W1 /ˈpɜːs ə n $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PERSON
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WOOL — n. 1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PULL — v. & n. v. 1 tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PERSON
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WOOL — n.1 fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, etc. 2 a yarn produced from this hair. b …
Oxford English vocab
PULL — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. exert force upon (a thing) tending to move it to oneself or the origin …
Oxford English vocab
PERSON
Oxford English vocab
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WOOL — ( wools) 1. Wool is the hair that grows on sheep and on some other animals. N-UNCOUNT 2. Wool is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PULL — ( pulls, pulling, pulled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-PERSON — ( -people, or -persons) 1. -person is added to numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many people are involved …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PERSON — ( people, persons) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The usual word …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WOOL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tweed/wool/sheepskin/leather coat ▪ I love her black leather coat. cotton wool ▪ She put …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PULL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car pulls out (= moves away from the side of the road ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PERSON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES business person cost sth per person ▪ There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WOOL — [noun] [U] - hair which grows from the bodies of sheep and some other animals, or thread or cloth made …
Cambridge English vocab
PERSON
Cambridge English vocab
WOOL — n. Animal fibre that is the protective covering, or fleece, of sheep or such other hairy mammals as goats and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PULL
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERSON — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, actor, actually, an existence, anatomy, antagonist, antihero, article, being, bit, bit part, bodily, body, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed

← PULL THE WIRES PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES→