PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES

Meaning of PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES in English

cheat, deceive, mislead

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

PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — deceive someone. → wool
Concise Oxford English vocab
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — (informal) DECEIVE, fool, trick, hoodwink, dupe, delude; informal lead up the garden path, put one over on, bamboozle, con. 2192; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE`S EYES — deceive or fool someone Don`t let him pull the wool over your eyes with his excuses.
English Idioms vocab
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — обманывать, вводить в заблуждение
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PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — обманывать, вводить в заблуждение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — expr infml That was an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes — Это была очередная попытка втереть нам очки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — expr infml That was an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes — Это была очередная попытка втереть нам …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — wool over someone's eyes, pull the expr infml That was an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes Это …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES — That was an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes — Это была очередная попытка втереть нам очки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
EYES — mata
English-Visayan vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
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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
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
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
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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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
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford 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
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOOL — / wʊl; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the soft fine hair that covers the body of sheep, goats …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
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
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
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
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
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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
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
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
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
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
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
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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