pull the wool over someone's eyes

Verb

idiomatic informal

(informal, idiomatic) To deceive someone.

Japanese Meaning

誰かをごまかして騙すこと / 欺いて人を裏切ること

He tried to pull the wool over someone's eyes by presenting fake invoices, but the accountant spotted the fraud.

彼は偽の請求書を提示して人をだまそうとしたが、経理担当者が不正を見抜いた。

Sense（1）

(informal, idiomatic) To deceive someone.

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

（ present singular third-person ）

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

（ participle present ）

pulled the wool over someone's eyes

（ participle past ）

pulled the wool over someone's eyes

（ past ）