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voor de gek houden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hoodwink verb To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.

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

  1. verb To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
  2. verb To deceive using a disguise; to beguile, dupe, mislead.
  3. verb To hide or obscure.
  4. verb To close the eyes.

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