| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | blew smoke in the authorities eyes | втирать очки начальству (Interex) |
| idiom. | blow smoke | пускать пыль в глаза (exaggerate or say things that are not true, usually to make oneself look better В.И.Макаров) |
| literal. | blow smoke | дымить (сигаретой, сигарой: Ew, don't blow smoke in my face!) |
| idiom. | blow smoke | втирать очки (В.И.Макаров) |
| idiom. | blow smoke | заниматься отводом глаз (to state something in a way that conceals the truth: She is a master at blowing smoke. She belongs in government.) |
| sl., drug. | blow smoke | курить план (to smoke marijuana: Frank sits around blowing smoke when he's not selling. 4uzhoj) |
| sl., drug. | blow smoke | пыхать (to smoke marijuana 4uzhoj) |
| sl., drug., explan. | blow smoke | нюхать кокаин (Franka_LV) |
| sl., drug., explan. | blow smoke | курить гашиш |
| sl., drug., explan. | blow smoke | курить марихуану (to smoke marijuana: My little brother has no aspirations of going to college – he'd much rather blow smoke with his friends all day.) |
| idiom. | blow smoke | заниматься очковтирательством (to intentionally mislead: I think they're blowing smoke about giving regular raises to their employees – I couldn't find any evidence to support that claim. 4uzhoj) |
| literal. | blow smoke | выдыхать дым (literally, to expel smoke from one's mouth, as while smoking a cigarette: Ew, don't blow smoke in my face!) |
| idiom. | blow smoke at oneself | питать иллюзии (Fesenko) |
| Makarov. | blow smoke rings | пускать кольца дыма |
| gen. | blow smoke rings | пускать кольцами дым (Roksa55) |
| slang | blow smoke up one's ass | ссать в уши (SvezhentsevaMaria) |
| slang | blow smoke up one's ass | заливать (SvezhentsevaMaria) |
| idiom. | blow smoke up ass | говорить то, что собеседник хочет услышать (как правило, лесть или ложь NGGM) |
| vulg. | blow smoke up one's ass | лгать |
| inf. | blow smoke up one's ass | льстить (говорить то, что хочет услышать собеседник – People who constantly tell you what you WANT to hear ...Feeding someone's ego with constant adoration and commentary. Telling someone everything they want to hear and nothing they need to hear: Seriously. I'm not blowing smoke up your ass! You are so pretty. I wish I could be just like you... Your husband/wife is so handsome/pretty..... You have the nicest car.....I wish I had hair just like yours... etc...etc.... Dominator_Salvator) |
| rude | blow smoke up ass | говорить неискренне (VLZ_58) |
| rude | blow smoke up ass | грубо льстить (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | blow smoke up skirt | говорить неискренне (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | blow smoke up skirt | грубо льстить (VLZ_58) |
| mil., inf. | blow smokes | вести имитационную стрельбу |
| tech. | boiler blow smoke exhauster | котельный дымосос (Echie) |
| nat.res. | smoke blow-in | вдувание дыма |
| Makarov. | the chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke | каминная труба изрыгнула облако чёрного дыма |
