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pulling the wool over someone's eyes

pulling the wool over someone's eyes is the present participle and gerund 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 pulling the wool over someone's eyes

What is pulling the wool over someone's eyes the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling the wool over someone's eyes is the present participle and gerund of pull the wool over someone's eyes.

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

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

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