Pull The Wool Over Someone's Eyes (Verb)
Meaning
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She's been trying to pull the wool over her boss's eyes for years by falsely claiming to be working late when in reality she's been leaving early.
- The salesperson tried to pull the wool over the customer's eyes by hiding the defects of the product and exaggerating its features.
- The politician was accused of attempting to pull the wool over the public's eyes by making false campaign promises that he had no intention of keeping.
- The con artist managed to pull the wool over the investor's eyes by presenting a fake business plan and convincing him to invest a large sum of money.
- He has been trying to pull the wool over his parents' eyes by telling them he's studying for his exams when in reality he's been watching TV all day.