smoke and mirrors

烟雾和镜面,烟雾和镜子,烟雾和镜象,烟雾和镜花水月

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : something that distorts or blurs facts, figures, etc., like a magic or conjuring trick; artful deception.

nounconjuring trick

Synonyms

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
Yes, Byrd—dead four-and-a-half years now—was a Kleagle in the Ku Klux Klan.
It almost mirrors the Buddhist cycle of life, death, and rebirth.
When it comes to the increasing number of rape allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, the smoke is becoming impenetrable.
The young men gathered round him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted and began to smoke.
After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.
In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.