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dyed in the wool

An expression meaning that certain aspects or traits of a person or people will stay the same and never change.
"If I didn't know any better, I'd say your family are dyed in the wool hard-core Christians."
dyed in the wool by Bungalow Bill January 9, 2008

dingus in the wool 

A cute little doofus of a kid who wears a wool-lined coat, even when the weather dictates otherwise.
I see Jay, Eric, and Vito, but where's ol' Dingus in the Wool?
dingus in the wool by Jimdaly07 August 9, 2017

pull the wool over someones eyes 

They think they can pull the wool over his eyes but they can't fool anyone. (example of pull the wool over someones eyes)

Pull the wool 

V. Phrase to pull the wool is an act of deception and trickery.
He thought he could pull the wool over my eyes thinking he would get away with cheating.
Pull the wool by Mark Tongue June 3, 2015

pull the wool over your eyes 

Jimmy tried to pull the wool over your eyes by telling you there is no test on Friday.

chucking the wool 

"Hey what's up man? "
"Nothing much, just chucking the wool. "
"Aw man, I didn't need to know that, dude. "