pull the wool over eyes

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to try to trick sb; to hide your real actions or intentions from sb

   Lady Grantham knows too much to pull the wool over her eyes.

   He just pulled the wool over our eyes.

In the movies · 3

• Lady Grantham knows too much to pull the wool over her eyes.Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
• I'm still trying to pull the wool over Klink's eyes and trying to get into Hilda's pants.Auto Focus2002
• He just pulled the wool over our eyes.Bad Education2019
• Donnie, don't think you can pull the wool over my eyes.Donnie Brasco1997

Learn it in full scenes

• Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
  • Violet Gives Sybbie a French Villa
  • Jack Barber Pitches Filming at Downton
  • Hollywood Comes to Downton
• Auto Focus2002
  • Lenny Pitches Bob a Sitcom
  • Anne Confronts Bob About the Magazines
  • Bob Meets the VTR Salesman
• Bad Education2019
  • Frank Reassures an Angry Parent
  • Rachel Interviews School Officials
  • Bob Spicer Gives the School a Gift

From the same entry

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull out all the stops
• pull the plug on
• pull your punches
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull rank
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull strings

More idioms

• put the record straight
• roll up your sleeves
• sooner rather than later
• take a shine to
• you could have fooled me
• on air
• one or two
• you wait
• seeing that
• in fairness
• keep your head
• only just