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pulls the wool over someone's eyes

pulls the wool over someone's eyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls the wool over someone's eyes

What is pulls the wool over someone's eyes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls the wool over someone's eyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull the wool over someone's eyes.

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

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

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