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If you pulled out all the stops, you got the fullest, loudest, most ear filling sound possible. That idea was carried over to other activities in life where one goes all out to succeed or enjoy an activity. pull the wool over someone’s eyes втирать очки; вешать лапшу на уши M E A N I N G : to fool, deceive or trick someone Lynn tried to pool the wool over her eyes by saying that Mrs. Jarvis’s dog had eaten her homework. ORIGIN: In 19th century Europe the wearing of wigs (in slang wool ) was common. In British courts today, some lawyers and judges still wear them. If you pulled the wig over a person’s eyes, they couldn’t see what was happening and could easily be tricked. It was said if a clever lawyer fooled a judge, he was pulling the wool over the judge’s eyes. Now, we use this expression to describe any act of cheating or trickery. pull one’s leg разыгрывать, дурачить; подшучивать над к л M E A N I N G : to tease or fool someone; to jokingly try to lie to somebody Oh, don’t get so annoyed at them for teasing you. They’re just pulling your leg. ORIGIN: By the late 1800s people sometimes tripped other people by catching their legs with a cane or running a string across the sidewalk. Sometimes it was just for fun; at other times robbers did it to steal from the victim after he or she had fallen. put a sock in it закрой рот; замолчи M E A N I N G : “Shut up!” “Shut your mouth!” addressed to a noisy person Can he not speak for himself? – He can. Put a sock in it, all of you. 100