介绍:
1) The willies
-Sandra got the Willies when she watched the Thai horror movie "Shutter".
-Kenny got the Willies when he went on a ghost hunt and thought he heard a noise.
-Sara got the willies when she walked through the dark woods.
Definition: To be freaked out.
Etymology: It refers to how wool is itchy.
Examples:
A. I get the willies whenever someone knocks at my door at midnight or in the evening. On most occasions it was just the water bill lady but one day it was a man punching at my door...
B. Sometimes horror movies can't make people get willies but it's real people who are out of their mind who can really scare people.
2) Pull wool over one's eyes
-Although Damien acted stupid, no one in the office can pull wool over his eyes
-The store keeper pulled wool over Laura's eyes by saying the TV was more expensive than it actually was.
-A man in Northern China pulled wool over the eyes of a southerner by saying the Arctic Fox was a Siberian Samoyed puppy.
Definition: To deceive someone.
Etymology: This term alludes to the former custom of wearing a wig, which would blind someone if it ever slipped.
Examples:
A. She pulls wool over her own eyes by telling herself she is the happiest person in the world, even though she has an alcoholic husband and a criminal son.
B. Dad was not feeling very well. But he pulled wool over our eyes by not showing us the full extent of his condition. He doesn't want us to worry!
