play false vs pull the wool over someone's eyes

play false and pull the wool over someone's eyes both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play false	No	No	Yes	No
pull the wool over someone's eyes	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, play false and pull the wool over someone's eyes are synonyms defined as:

play false and pull the wool over someone's eyes: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Other synonyms of play false include bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, snow.

play false (verb)	pull the wool over someone's eyes (verb)
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end