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pulled the wool over someone's eyes

pulled the wool over someone's eyes is the simple past and past participle of pull the wool over someone's eyes.

Meaning of pull the wool over someone's eyes

Verb

pull the wool over someone's eyes (third-person singular simple present pulls the wool over someone's eyes, present participle pulling the wool over someone's eyes, simple past and past participle pulled the wool over someone's eyes)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To deceive someone.

Questions about pulled the wool over someone's eyes

What is pulled the wool over someone's eyes the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled the wool over someone's eyes is the simple past and past participle of pull the wool over someone's eyes.

Words near pulled the wool over someone's eyes in the dictionary

  1. pulled the rug out from under
  2. pulled the shutters down
  3. pulled the string
  4. pulled the trigger
  5. pulled the wires
  6. pulled the wool over someone's eyes
  7. pulled through
  8. pulled time
  9. pulled to publish
  10. pulled together
  11. pulled tongues

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