She will try to hoodwink you into driving her to the airport. Watch out.
•You can't hoodwink me into doing that!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pull — /pʊl / (say pool) verb (t) 1. to draw or haul towards oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sledge up a hill. 2. to draw or tug at with force: to pull a person s hair. 3. to draw, rend, or tear… …
cheat — cheatable, adj. cheatingly, adv. /cheet/, v.t. 1. to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance. 2. to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero. 3. to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the… … Universalium
bluff — bluff1 noun an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or will do something. verb try to deceive someone as to one s abilities or intentions. Phrases call someone s bluff 1》 challenge someone to carry out a stated intention, in the … English new terms dictionary
put one over on — (informal).See hoodwink. → put * * * put one over on (informal) 1. To gain an advantage over someone 2. To deceive someone • • • Main Entry: ↑over * * * … Useful english dictionary
Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, 2008 — Infobox U.S. federal election campaign, 2008 committee = Obama for America campaign = U.S. presidential election, 2008 candidate = Barack Obama U.S. Senator 2005–present status = Announced February 10, 2007 Presumptive nominee June 3, 2008… … Wikipedia
deceive — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mislead, delude, swindle, trick, cheat, outwit, fool, rob, defraud, practice deceit, not play fair, victimize, hoax, betray, beguile, take advantage of, impose upon, entrap, ensnare, hoodwink, play one false, gull, cozen,… … English dictionary for students
List of conspiracy theories — The list of conspiracy theories is a collection of the most popular unproven theories related but not limited to clandestine government plans, elaborate murder plots, suppression of secret technology and knowledge, and other supposed schemes… … Wikipedia
deception — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Misrepresentation Nouns 1. (act of deceiving) deception, deceptiveness; falseness, falsehood, untruth; imposition, imposture, misinformation, disinformation; fraud, fraudulence, deceit, deceitfulness,… … English dictionary for students
delude — I verb be cunning, befool, beguile, bluff, cause error, cheat, cozen, create a false impression, cully, dazzle, deceive, decoy, defraud, deludere, dissemble, dupe, falsify, fool, give a false idea, give a false impression, gull, hoax, hoodwink,… … Law dictionary
delude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See deception. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deceive, mislead, trick, fool; see deceive . See Synonym Study at deceive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [du LOOD] to deceive or fool.… … English dictionary for students
mislead — mis·lead /mis lēd/ vb led / led/, lead·ing vt: to lead into a mistaken action or belief: to cause to have a false impression vi: to create a false impression compare deceive Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
