voor de gek houden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hoodwink verb To cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
Senses
voor de gek houden is used for these senses in English:
- hoodwink To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
- make fun of (idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
hoodwink — full definition
- verb To cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
- verb To trick someone into believing something false, often by disguising the truth.
- verb To hide something or keep it out of sight.
- verb To shut the eyes.
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