pull the wool over someone's eyes

pull the wool over someone's eyes

English

Verb

pull the wool over someone's eyes

1. (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)