pulled the wool over one's eyes (Meaning)
pulled the wool over one's eyes
to work (an oar) by drawing back strongly, force required to overcome resistance to pulling, to strain abnormally, move entry 1 sense 1, remove entry 1 sense 2, obtain, secure, a competition in which a heavily weighted sled is pulled by participants usually using draft animals or machines, to stretch repeatedly, to use force in drawing, dragging, or tugging, the effort put forth in pulling, an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching especially of a muscle see groin pull, to remove from a place or situation, to bring (a weapon) into the open, to carry out with skill or daring, to draw out from the skin, to act or behave in the manner of, attract sense 2, revoke, to pluck from a plant or by the roots, an inhalation of smoke, to withdraw essential and especially financial support, put on, assume, to hold back (a racehorse) from winning, advantage, commit, perpetrate, to admit of being pulled, to work in harmony, to strain against the bit, to perpetrate a trick or fraud, the effort expended in moving, to regain one's composure, to separate forcibly from a natural or firm attachment, the act or an instance of pulling, to move especially through the exercise of mechanical energy, to blind to the true situation, to demand or obtain an advantage over someone by the assertion of, to print (something, such as a proof) by impression, to use force on so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force, to move back from the line of scrimmage and toward one flank to provide blocking for a ballcarrier, to draw hard in smoking, to make a face, to strain by stretching, to draw apart, to do one's full share of the work, extract, an injury resulting from abnormal straining or stretching, to deceive someone playfully, to strain or stretch abnormally, to draw the support or attention of, to refrain from using all the force at one's disposal, perform, carry out, a device for pulling something or for operating by pulling, to stretch (cooling candy) repeatedly, to feel or express strong sympathy, to disconnect a medical life-support system, proof sense 6a, to weaken or unsettle especially by removing support or assistance from, to make a decisive move or action, to bring into the open, to exert hidden influence or control, a device for pulling, a draft of liquid, a force that attracts or influences, extract sense 1, to throw a changeup, to draw a gun, a force that attracts, compels, or influences, special influence, to hit (a ball) toward the left from a right-handed swing or toward the right from a left-handed swing compare push, to move out, to take a drink, to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force
Synonyms & Antonyms of pulled the wool over one's eyes
Synonyms:
- did a number on
- duped
- beguiled
- teased
- hornswoggled
- cheated
- led one down the garden path
- hoodwinked
- burned
- put on
- had
- buffaloed
- caught
- hoaxed
- gulled
- snowed
- stung
- spoofed
- snookered
- conned
- misled
- juggled
- bluffed
- humbugged
- cozened
- bamboozled
- took in
- misinformed
- pulled one's leg
- kidded
- gaffed
- deluded
- led one up the garden path
- suckered
- misguided
- faked out
- burnt
Antonyms:
pulled the wool over one's eyes Sentence Examples
- The cunning salesman pulled the wool over his client's eyes with his smooth-talking tactics.
- The politician's empty promises pulled the wool over the public's eyes, leading them to believe in a false reality.
- The scammer expertly pulled the wool over the elderly victim's eyes, tricking them out of their life savings.
- The con artist used a combination of charm and deception to pull the wool over the unsuspecting investor's eyes.
- The advertising campaign cleverly pulled the wool over consumers' eyes, making them believe they needed a product they didn't.
- The fraudulent company pulled the wool over the stock market's eyes, misleading investors into thinking it was a sound investment.
- The unscrupulous lawyer pulled the wool over the jury's eyes, painting a false picture of his client's innocence.
- The cult leader pulled the wool over his followers' eyes, manipulating them into blindly following his every command.
- The propaganda machine pulled the wool over the country's eyes, distorting the truth and promoting a false narrative.
- The deceptive website pulled the wool over the user's eyes, appearing legitimate but actually collecting sensitive personal data.
FAQs About the word pulled the wool over one's eyes
to work (an oar) by drawing back strongly, force required to overcome resistance to pulling, to strain abnormally, move entry 1 sense 1, remove entry 1 sense 2,
had on, gammoned, sucked in, fooled, strung along, tricked,deceived, did a number on, duped, beguiled
uncovered,showed up, disclosed, exposed, unmasked, revealed, told, divulged, undeceived, unveiled
The cunning salesman pulled the wool over his client's eyes with his smooth-talking tactics.
The politician's empty promises pulled the wool over the public's eyes, leading them to believe in a false reality.
The scammer expertly pulled the wool over the elderly victim's eyes, tricking them out of their life savings.
The con artist used a combination of charm and deception to pull the wool over the unsuspecting investor's eyes.
