PULL THE WOOL OVER SOMEONE'S EYES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

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

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pull the wool over someone's eyes" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody