Synonym of pull the wool over somebody's eyes

deceive fool delude hoodwink con dupe trick bamboozle cheat swindle take in put one over on pull a fast one on lead up the garden path mislead hoax gull cozen sucker misguide snooker misinform gaff bluff hornswoggle have snow humbug spoof burn gammon buffalo juggle catch suck in fake out have on string along beguile defraud pull one's leg take for a ride double-cross scam lead down the garden path kid lead on pull a swifty on do a number on outwit sting bilk do rook betray rip off shaft stiff diddle flimflam victimize victimise bunco mulct jive illude chicane lie to put on sharp sell a pup to disinform swizzle euchre ensnare entrap inveigle take to the cleaners fiddle mousetrap fake lie give someone a bum steer outfox screw fleece seduce give wrong information to doublespeak set up bait and switch propagandize distort propagandise take advantage of overreach send on a wild goose chase rope in prevaricate pervert caboodle sell throw off the scent put on the wrong track misrepresent put on an act throw dust in someone's eyes misdirect misstate lead up garden path finagle lead astray cover up wrong steer play trick on put up smoke screen impose on put on false front befool fabricate double-talk four-flush baffle pull jerk around sham shuck psych out blag make a fool of play-act play a trick on fox juke lull pull a fast one pull someone's leg make a sucker of sell a pup get the better of trap pull wool over double deal play for a fool goldbrick outmaneuver throw hocus-pocus catch out outmanoeuvre play games with play a practical joke on play a joke on frame play a jest on murphy wind up play a prank on run a game on bunk bait entangle enmesh hose give the wrong impression fudge play joke on hook pull fast one skin falsify take for a fool hand a line clip circumvent beat take to cleaners take for ride beat out of rob play away disappoint cuckold gouge cross up step out hustle shortchange chisel bleed stick chouse short ream pluck squeeze skunk thimblerig nobble shake down exploit do in outsmart sandbag milk sell down the river stitch up manipulate lure do the dirty on outthink confuse outplay outjockey outslick embezzle cajole steal a march on gazump outdo tempt entice steal out-think sell out take coax two-time bewilder outgeneral cross be cleverer than overcharge maneuver manoeuvre stab in the back jockey wheedle double-deal run rings round make rings round short-change allure decoy defeat top outguess swizz play someone false cap be disloyal to break faith with be unfaithful to persuade backstab goose worst jip wangle let down rush play do out of end run figure out trip up screw over sell a bill of goods to wrong-foot fail draw fix thwart trim induce expose finesse charm pilfer plunder doctor solicit use unsettle cook influence soak disconcert gaslight trip engineer lead rig play for a sucker drag sell a bill of goods rope prey on give the shaft attack perjure equivocate be unfaithful draw in do someone in the eye forswear go back on interfere with be economical with the truth be disloyal tinker with break promise bear false witness commit perjury fiddle with stretch the truth tamper with corrupt duck weasel dodge lead off balk deprive do someone dirty deke attract slip out cop out worm one's way out of beat around the bush slip something over on stretch the rules bend the rules pull something funny stack the cards hit below the belt stump pigeon pull in outperform bilk of extort outflank heist filch sway contrive frustrate ruin foil despoil impress welsh be sold a pup put one over flam baulk play dirty bias butty rip-off dally trifle toy wanton put someone up to something do number on split gip bleed dry sucker into go one better than massage poke borack sweet-talk toy with trifle with dally with play with lie under oath swear falsely discover make use of forge doublecross play fast and loose with give the runaround play games stage-manage pull strings pull wires send on a wild-goose chase gerrymander twist around your little finger arrange desert implicate make a monkey of make a monkey out of make somebody look an idiot involve ingratiate pressure press pool turn traitor commit treason pimp on find out play Judas trump up arrange fraudulently mock up incriminate embroil embrangle mistreat abuse broil be dishonest mire intimidate talk into engage captivate molest hack machinate harass hound terrorize blackmail fit up lirt crib blench rogue belirt best lay a trap for affect invite terrorise mastermind mess around game beckon steer pick on take out fast talk train give bum steer break the rules fib discomfit find a loophole in fudge with discountenance exploit a loophole in win over turn on get dissimulate come on exaggerate throw off throw off balance put someone off their stride catch on the hop pretend dissemble misspeak palter bull overdraw misinstruct BS not speak the truth make up a story tell stories invent a story lie through one's teeth be untruthful make believe tell a lie lack candor put up a front forswear oneself say something untrue tell an untruth not tell the truth fake it tell a falsehood tell a white lie perjure oneself tell untruths tell a terminological inexactitude concoct a story be forsworn depart from the truth

fib prevaricate fabricate lie falsify equivocate misrepresent fake invent palter con deceive exaggerate concoct pretend dissemble dissimulate jive feign perjure promote kid plant shovel make up tell stories trump up stretch the truth tell untruths be economical with the truth tell a lie depart from the truth invent a story make up a story forswear oneself not tell the truth tell a terminological inexactitude tell a fib create fiction speak with forked tongue tell a little white lie pull someone's leg misstate fudge forge distort make believe tell a white lie pervert tergiversate dodge hedge simulate pussyfoot misspeak hatch quibble flannel fence sidestep shuffle cavil evade stall temporize garble shilly-shally belie be evasive tell untruth put on have on fake it perjure oneself beat about the bush be non-committal temporise parry questions dodge the issue be vague create out of thin air phony up beg the question duck the issue stall for time beat around the bush spin a yarn tell lies hum and haw dream up conjure up phony devise phoney waffle weasel parry stonewall adumbrate avoid the issue be ambiguous cop out subtilize pussyfoot around fudge the issue sit on the fence hem and haw evade the issue tell white lie mince matters blow hot and cold run around mince words cover up give run around shuffle about pass the buck cop a plea straddle the fence duck the question cloud the issue double-talk alter mislead delude bluff doctor hoax hoodwink misinform counterfeit warp misguide dupe trick beguile bull overdraw snow misinstruct forswear gaslight cook change tell a falsehood tell an untruth shift vacillate adulterate string along be untruthful concoct a story break promise throw off the scent not speak the truth put on the wrong track bear false witness be forsworn say something untrue commit perjury dither bend manipulate embroider misrelate slant misreport massage debase twist color corrupt tamper with misinterpret put up a front embellish vitiate colour send on a wild goose chase sidestep the issue lead astray put a spin on rig fix fiddle contravene salt four-flush dress up misquote put on an act traverse contort gloss frame up deacon BS put off lack candor lie through one's teeth give a false colour to hesitate procrastinate fool delay waver misdirect avoid duck tarry snooker bamboozle be indecisive sucker cozen hang back gain time burn buffalo use delaying tactics take in play for time suck in fake out lead on flip-flop lead up the garden path do a number on take for a ride fluctuate falter swither hold back hang fire scam filibuster disinform bilk hose swindle tergiverse inveigle shaft cheat doublespeak hornswoggle gaff defer defraud outfox gammon propagandize have humbug spoof juggle betray ensnare victimize victimise bait outwit mousetrap gull catch propagandise lie to rip off rope in be noncommittal give wrong information to kick the can down the road pull a swifty on give someone a bum steer wrong steer put up smoke screen lead down the garden path put on false front pull a fast one on bait and switch pull one's leg double-cross skirt shirk ramble haver blather diddle entrap dilly-dally shift ground about shuck skirt the issue play it close to the vest take advantage of play for a sucker swear falsely lie under oath fast-talk illude rook bunk give nothing away hedge your bets shuffle around give the run around overreach entangle enmesh caboodle impose on straddle an issue dodge the question play your cards close to your chest postpone distract divert shillyshally lead up garden path play trick on give the wrong impression put one over on seesaw take one's time drag your feet hold over buy time be unable to decide be irresolute change mind be unable to make up your mind yo-yo circumvent bypass balk baulk not give a straight answer to fend off beat around bush get out of be equivocal about be evasive about quibble about avoid answering not pay cop out of skirt round find a way round beat about the bush about avoid committing oneself use Fabian tactics play a waiting game avoid making a decision take your time

pull things together pull through pull tight pull to pull to bits pull together pull the wires pull the trigger pull the teeth of pull the strings pull the rug out from under pull the rug from under