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maartijn

July 3, 2021

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Sentences 157: Pull The Wool, misgivings, gaffe

He pulled the wool over his wifes eyes when he told her lenghty about the song selection at the company karaoke night last friday. He did not tell her that he was super drunk and flirted with lots of female colleagues.
I have my misgivings about the new CEO, he met me three times already and introduced himself every time as if we never met before.
I made a huge gaffe when talking badly about my trip to India to my colleagues. I realized too late that half of them are actually from India.

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Sentences 157: Pull The Wool, misgivings, gaffe

He pulled the wool over his wife's eyes when he told her at lengthty about the song selections everyone picked at the company karaoke night last fFriday.

I get what you mean by song selection but it's a bit clunky.

He did not tell her that he was super drunk and flirted with lots of female colleagues.

I have my misgivings about the new CEO, he met. We've met three times already and he introduced himself every time, as if we never met before.

I made a huge gaffe whenby talking badly about my trip to India to my colleagues.

Your sentence works but you can also use "by."

I realized too late that half of them are actually from India.

Sentences 157: Pull The Wool, misgivings, gaffe

He pulled the wool over his wifes eyes when he told her lenghty about the song selection at the company karaoke night last friday.

He pulled the wool over his wife's eyes when he told her at lengthty about the song selections everyone picked at the company karaoke night last fFriday.

He did not tell her that he was super drunk and flirted with lots of female colleagues.

I have my misgivings about the new CEO, he met me three times already and introduced himself every time as if we never met before.

I have my misgivings about the new CEO, he met. We've met three times already and he introduced himself every time, as if we never met before.

I made a huge gaffe when talking badly about my trip to India to my colleagues.

I made a huge gaffe whenby talking badly about my trip to India to my colleagues.

I realized too late that half of them are actually from India.

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