Be blind
Pull
Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
Both terms in one sentence
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One episode of The Simpsons has Bart pretending to be blind so he and Homer can pull off confidence tricks.
Source: Obfuscating Disability -
Grrl Power has Sidney pull this on a villain, pretending to be Blind Without 'Em to Velma-levels where she can't see a thing when, as she points out later, she may need glasses but the guy was four feet from her and so aiming a Groin Attack wasn't that hard.
Source: Wounded Gazelle Gambit
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