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1 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) jemanden hinter das Licht führenEnglish-german dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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2 wool
noun1) Wolle, die; attrib. Woll-2) (garments) Wolle, die* * *[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) die Wolle, Woll...- academic.ru/82885/woollen">woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) wollenes Kleidungsstück- woolliness- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *[wʊl]ball of \wool Wollknäuel nta cotton and \wool mixture ein Baumwollgemisch nt3.steel \wool Stahlwolle f* * *[wʊl]1. nall wool, pure wool — reine Wolle
to pull the wool over sb's eyes (inf) — jdm Sand in die Augen streuen (inf)
2) (= glass wool, wire wool) Wolle f2. adjWoll-; (= made of wool also) aus Wollewool coat — Wollmantel m
* * *wool [wʊl]A s2. Wollfaden m, -garn n3. Wollstoff m, -tuch n5. (Roh)Baumwolle f6. Faserstoff m, Zell-, Pflanzenwolle f7. BOT wollige Behaarung8. ZOOL Haare pl, Pelz m (besonders der Raupen)9. umg Wolle f (Haare):keep one’s wool (on) sich beherrschen;lose one’s wool sich in die Wolle geraten oder kommen;pull the wool over sb’s eyes fig jemandem blauen Dunst vormachen, jemanden hinters Licht führen, jemandem Sand in die Augen streuenB adj wollen, Woll…* * *noun1) Wolle, die; attrib. Woll-2) (garments) Wolle, die* * *n.Wolle -n f.
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pull the wool over someone's eyes — pull the wool over (someone s) eyes to deceive someone in order to prevent them from knowing what you are really doing. Don t let insurance companies pull the wool over your eyes ask for a list of all the hidden charges … New idioms dictionary
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pull the wool over one's eyes — deceive or fool someone Don t let him pull the wool over your eyes with his excuses … Idioms and examples
pull the wool over one's eyes — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive. * /The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner s eyes about their financial position./ * /Bob tried to pull the wool over his teacher s eyes, but she was too smart … Dictionary of American idioms
