单词 | smoke and mirrors |
释义 | smoke and mirrorsSEE SYNONYMS FOR smoke and mirrors ON THESAURUS.COM noun(used with a singular or plural verb) something that distorts or blurs facts, figures, etc., like a magic or conjuring trick; artful deception. Origin of smoke and mirrorsFirst recorded in 1980–85 Words nearby smoke and mirrorssmog, smogbound, smoggy, smokable, smoke, smoke and mirrors, smoke bomb, smoke chamber, smokechaser, smoke detector, smoked meat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for smoke and mirrorssmoke and mirrors nounirrelevant or misleading information serving to obscure the truth of a situation Word Origin for smoke and mirrorsC20: reference to the use of smoke and mirrors in conjuring illusions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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