wool

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ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE,

PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE'S EYES.

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pull the wool over one's eyes

[pull the wool over one's eyes] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fool someone into thinking well of you; deceive. * /The businessman had pulled the wool over his partner's eyes about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

all wool and a yard wide

[all wool and a yard wide] {adj. phr.} Of fine character; especially, very generous and kind-hearted. * /He's a wonderful brother - all wool and a yard wide./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

dyed-in-the-wool

[dyed-in-the-wool] {adj. phr.} Thoroughly committed; inveterate; unchanging. * /He is a died-in-the-wool Conservative Republican./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

eye

[eye] See: [APPLE OF ONE'S EYE], [BAT AN EYE] or [BAT AN EYELASH], [BELIEVE ONE'S EYES], [CATCH ONE'S EYE], [CLEAR-EYED], [CLOSE ONE'S EYES] or [SHUT ONE'S EYES], [EYES OPEN], [EYE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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