Engelsk udsagnsord: pull the wool over someone's eyes |
1. | pull the wool over someone's eyes (om kommunikation) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, snow |
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| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | betray, deceive, lead astray |
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