pull the wool over someone's eyes

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pull the wool over someone's eyes - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, snow, hoodwink

deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

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pull out all the stops
pull over
pull round
pull someone's leg
pull strings
pull the leg of
pull the plug

pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull through
pull together
pull up
pull up short
pull up stakes
pull wires
pull-in

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