pull the wool over someone's eyes

Verb

Meaning

conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

gammon snow trick hoodwink bamboozle lead astray lead by the nose play false

Hypernyms

betray deceive lead astray

Examples

He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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