Last Updated :2025/11/19

pull the wool over someone's eyes

Verb
idiomatic informal
Japanese Meaning
誰かをごまかして騙すこと / 欺いて人を裏切ること
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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。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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pull the wool over someone's eyes

(informal, idiomatic) To deceive someone.

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pull the wool over someone's eyes

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

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

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