Don’t Get Fleeced or Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes: Expressions from the Hair of Sheep

Animalogy \ The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Jan 18, 201821:34Arts

Have you ever been "fleeced"? Have you ever "gone in search of the golden fleece" or "pulled the wool over someone's eyes"? Are your opinions "dyed in the wool"? In today's episode of Animalogy, I discuss the animal orig...

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