Dishonest Idioms
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1
I'm a sharp cookie. There's no way anybody can pull the wool over my _______ .
tissue
eyes
truth
red
grass
2
I wouldn't believe what she says. She sounds very convincing but she's just a fast _______ .
talker
eyes
one
ride
grass
3
He's not the sort of person to trust. He's a bad _______ .
talker
snake
eel
egg
grass
4
I've never heard such a load of cock and _______ in my life.
pack
bull
fishy
business
teeth
5
They fooled me totally. They pulled the _______ over my eyes.
talker
snake
eel
egg
wool
6
It is clearly not true - just a _______ and bull story.
pack
cock
fishy
business
teeth
7
They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false _______ .
pretences
snake
eel
egg
wool
8
The whole story is made up. It's nothing but a _______ of lies.
tissue
good
fishy
business
teeth
9
I'd be careful in my dealings with her. I'm sure she's up to no _______ .
pretences
good
eel
egg
wool
10
Alan Clarke was an interesting man but sometimes he was a bit economical with the _______ .
pack
cock
truth
business
teeth
11
None of this is true. It's all a _______ of lies.
pack
good
fishy
business
teeth
12
There's something wrong with this. It smells _______
pretences
good
fishy
egg
wool
13
I wouldn't trust a word he says. He always lies through his _______.
pretences
good
fishy
business
teeth
14
You never can be sure what he really thinks. He's as slippery as an _______
talker
snake
eel
ride
grass
15
I want you to be totally straight with me from now on. No more funny _______ .
pretences
good
fishy
business
wool
16
He was going through the contents of my files when I caught him _______ - handed.
pack
cock
truth
red
teeth
17
He tried to pull a fast _______ but, luckily, we spotted it in time.
tissue
eyes
one
red
grass
18
I thought he was my friend but he was just a _______ in the grass.
talker
snake
one
ride
grass
19
He thought he could take us for a _______ but we were too smart for him.
tissue
eyes
one
ride
grass
20
He pretended to be my friend but he was really a snake in the _______ .
tissue
cock
truth
red
grass
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