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take inTo deceive; to hoodwink.Rate it:

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the devil is a liarA general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.Rate it:

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put one overTo fool, trick or deceive.Rate it:

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shit yourself!Admonition; "Don't Shit Yourself' . . . 'Don't! . . . . kid/deceive/fail/fool/disappoint. . . . . YOURSELF!,Rate it:

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Quaker gunA nonfunctional imitation of a gun or of a piece of artillery, typically made of wood and usually intended to deceive enemy forces into overestimating one's available firepower.Rate it:

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to thine own self be trueThe 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 ShakespeareRate it:

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put one pastTo deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.Rate it:

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plus fin que lui n'est pas bêteHe who can take him in is no fool.\n It would take a smart man to deceive him.Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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battre le chien devant le loupTo pretend to be angry with one person to deceive another.Rate it:

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blow smokeTo speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense; to deliberately confuse or mislead someone in order to deceive themRate it:

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c'est de la graine de niaisThat is something to deceive fools with.Rate it:

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Don't Take Any Wooden NickelsDon't allow anybody deceive you or take advantage of youRate it:

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faire faux bond1. To deceive. 2. To fail to keep an appointment.Rate it:

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fake outTo deceive, mislead, or trick.Rate it:

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have onTo trick or deceive deliberately; to play a prank on.Rate it:

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hook inTo deceive.Rate it:

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il m'est avis qu'il cherche à vous tromperSomehow I think he wants to deceive you.Rate it:

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jerk offTo deceive.Rate it:

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lead someone down the garden pathTo deceive, hoodwink.Rate it:

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play gamesTo deceive, to lie about one's intentions.Rate it:

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play possumTo dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.Rate it:

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pull a fast oneTo deceive or trick.Rate it:

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pull the wool over someone's eyesTo deceive (someone).Rate it:

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put one past somebodyTo deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.Rate it:

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put one past someoneTo deceive, trick, or fool, especially by concealing something.Rate it:

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put wool over one's eyesdeceive someoneRate it:

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put-up jobAn attempt to trick, deceive, or con someone.Rate it:

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se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil (pop.)To deceive oneself blindly.Rate it:

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se fourrer le doigt dans l'œil jusqu'au coude (pop.)To deceive oneself most blindly; To put one’s foot in it.Rate it:

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sell someone a bill of goodsTo deceive or cheat someone.Rate it:

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sharp cookieOne who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.Rate it:

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spem alicuius fallere (Catil. 4. 11. 23)to deceive a person's hope.Rate it:

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take for a rideto deceive someoneRate it:

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try it onTo test someone to see how much bad behaviour they will tolerate; to try to deceive someone to see how gullible they are.Rate it:

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verba dare alicui (Att. 15. 16)to deceive a person, throw dust in his eyes.Rate it:

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