The wool refers to a powdered wig. To pull the wool down over a man's eyes is to temporarily blind him. It is an Americanism, dating to the 1830s.
The phrase "pull your strings" can mean to manipulate or control someone's actions or decisions, often in a subtle or indirect way. It implies that someone else is influencing or directing your behavior.
The homograph "tear" can mean both a drop of water from the eyes when crying (related to grief) and to rip or pull something apart.
This phrase is used humorously to suggest that something being asked for or suggested is impossible or absurd. It is meant to convey to the listener that what is being asked of them is unrealistic or too difficult.
The prefix "tract" typically refers to "pull" or "draw," and is often used in words related to pulling or drawing something out or along.
In slang terms, "pull" typically means to successfully attract or seduce someone, often in a romantic or sexual context. It can also refer to having influence, connections, or the ability to get what you want.
"To pull the wool over someone's eyes" means to deceive or trick them, often by making them believe something that is not true. It refers to the act of misleading or fooling someone without their knowledge.
It simply means to trick or to fool someone, to cover their eyes and hide the truth from them. If, say. a person was wearing a jumper and you pulled the jumper up and over their eyes and told them that something was in front of them, when in fact it was not, or something else was, you would in effect be pulling the wool over their eyes. That is not the origin, but it is a simple way of looking at it.
its when you tug or pull someones ear
It's "pull the wool over your eyes." The wool refers to a powdered wig. To pull the wool down over a man's eyes is to temporarily blind him. It is an Americanism, dating to the 1830s.
Obiously. It is respectful to close someones eyes after they die.You just simply use two of your fingers and rest them on the eyes and carefuly pull the eye lids down.
It comes from that old story about the wolf who dressed up in a sheepskin to try to catch a sheep. If the sheepdog comes along and pulls his sheepskin hood down over his eyes, the wolf can't see. If he can't see, the dog can trick him. Thus, pulling the wool over his eyes means the sheepdog is going to trick him.
Pulling someones face off usually is not okay, but if you get very angry, and you hate that person, then it is okay to pull off their face. If you are gay, then pull off someones face automatically.
put glue in someones shoes or put pepper in someones sandwich
Ask first!
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Pull the wool over your eyes: Means to deceive someone.
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