born yesterday »
New, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.
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fall for »
be deceived by
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lead someone down the garden path »
To deceive, hoodwink.
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play games »
To deceive, to lie about one's intentions.
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play possum »
To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.
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pull a fast one »
To deceive or trick.
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put one over »
To fool, trick or deceive.
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put one past somebody »
To deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.
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sell someone a bill of goods »
To deceive or cheat someone.
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sharp cookie »
One who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.
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take in »
To deceive; to hoodwink.
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take the shadow for the substance »
To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
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to thine own self be true »
The easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William Shakespeare
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