History of Everyday Sayings

Origin for "Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes"


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In this episode you and I investigate the origin of the phrase, "Pull the wool over your eyes". You'll learn the wooly truth about this phrase and so much more.

Host: Stephen Carter;
Email: [email protected];

Technical information:

Recording and initial editing DAW: Audacity.
Final edits and rendering: Hindenburg Journalist Pro.

Microphone: EV RE320

Sources:

Robert Henrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins", page 680.

"The Phrase Finder" Online Resource: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pull-the-wool-over-your-eyes.html
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