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smoke and mirrors

stresses
gen. отвлечение внимания (приём по отвлечению внимания • The new proposal brings no real changes–it's all just smoke and mirrors vogeler)
context. видимость (нечто внешнее, производящее обманчивое впечатление, не соответствующее реальности • and Margery will be unescorted. But this will be nothing but smoke and mirrors. We would never leave her unprotected in the Simpson’s in the Strand bar or anywhere else. Abysslooker)
idiom. отвод глаз (Yeldar Azanbayev); запудривание мозгов (The cost of adding multiple Level II chargers could be prohibitive, if the service to the building(s) is already close to being maxed out. I've owned two EV, and likely not again anytime soon. Forget about it. It's all smoke and mirrors. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); обман и дымовая завеса (The accounting department used a system of smoke and mirrors to hide their illegal activities – Бухгалтерский отдел использовал систему обмана и дымовой завесы, чтобы скрывать свою незаконную деятельность Taras); политические заявления или риторика, направленные на то, чтобы ввести людей в заблуждение (Taras); пыль в глаза (Баян); очковтирательство (Definition: something that seems good but is not real or effective and that is done especially to take attention away from something else that is embarrassing or unpleasant (Merriam-Webster) • The cost of adding multiple Level II chargers could be prohibitive, if the service to the building(s) is already close to being maxed out. I've owned two EVs, and likely not again anytime soon. Forget about it. It's all smoke and mirrors. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver); для отвода глаз (It's all just smoke and mirrors. Telecaster); вешать лапшу на уши (The cost of adding multiple Level II chargers could be prohibitive, if the service to the building(s) is already close to being maxed out. I've owned two EV, and likely not again anytime soon. Forget about it. It's all smoke and mirrors. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
inf. надувательство (VLZ_58); пускание пыли в глаза (VLZ_58)
progr. дымовая завеса (антишаблон проектирования: демонстрация того, как будут выглядеть ненаписанные функции Telecaster)
smoke-and-mirror
idiom. пускать пыль в глаза (vlad-and-slav)
smoke and mirrors
: 7 phrases in 5 subjects
Figurative1
General2
Idiomatic2
Informal1
Politics1