Isaiah 51:8

The moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool.

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foundation garment

[foundation garment] {n.} A close-fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman's underwear. * /Jane wears a foundation garment […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wool

[wool] See: [ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE], [PULL THE WOOL OVER ONE'S EYES]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

worm in

[worm in] {v. phr.} To insinuate oneself; penetrate gradually. * /By cultivating the friendship of a few of the prominent merchants, Peter hoped to worm his way into that exclusive […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

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