das Fell über die Ohren ziehen

German

Etymology

Literally, “to pull the fur over someone's ears”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [das ˈfɛl yːbɐ diː ˈoːʁən ˈt͡siːən]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

das Fell über die Ohren ziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht das Fell über die Ohren, past tense zog das Fell über die Ohren, past participle das Fell über die Ohren gezogen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to pull the wool over someone's eyes [with dative]
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