pull the wool over someone's eyes
To deceive someone.
wool
/wʊl/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
14(noun.)
ADJ
chunky, thick | fine | soft | rough | pure | raw | lamb's, sheep's | knitting | cotton, mineral, steel, wire
QUANT
ball, skein
VERB + WOOL
produce
knit sth in, spin, weave (sth in)
My grandmother loves to spin wool into yarn for her knitting projects.
card, comb
WOOL + NOUN
merchant, shop, trade
Definitions
noun
1
The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
The sheep were caught and plucked, because shears had not yet been invented to cut the wool from the sheep's back.
2
A cloth or yarn made from such hair.
Spielvogel said wet cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage heavy wools or structured clothes like suit jackets.
3
Anything with a fibrous texture like that of sheep's wool.
The groundsels have leaves covered in wool for insulation[…
4
A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.
5
Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
wool of bat and tongue of dog
name
1
A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
more cry than wool
Dramatic assertions that are backed by little evidence.
Theſe are the Crimes of which we are guilty, before any Law to prohibit us: it were more allowable to plant Poiſon than to Manufacture with us, and we lie, it ſeems, under ſuch an
dyed in the wool
Alternative spelling of dyed-in-the-wool (Set in one's ways, steadfast.)
slut's wool
Accumulated dust, fluff, hair, etc., that tends to occur indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.
There have been a great many things to be seen to, in order to make everything cosy, since Mr. Walsh had developed bachelor's habits after the death of his first wife, and some thi
wrap in cotton wool
To treat delicately, to baby, to coddle.
'A word to the wise—don't wrap him in cotton wool, because he'll resent it later.
Example Bank
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The sheep were caught and plucked, because shears had not yet been invented to cut the wool from the sheep's back.
Wiktionary02
Spielvogel said wet cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage heavy wools or structured clothes like suit jackets.
Wiktionary03
The groundsels have leaves covered in wool for insulation[…
Wiktionary04
To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
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You cannot pull the wool over my eyes.
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Mr Brown is a wool merchant.
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