Idioms Entry 325 / 1011 60-second read

Smoke vs. Mirrors

The use of deceptive or confusing explanations or descriptions to conceal the truth.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The fire had smoke and mirrors.

✓ Correct

The demo was impressive, but I suspect it was mostly smoke and mirrors.

The ruleii

SMOKE AND MIRRORS = illusion.

Magician's term for illusions.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Deception through distraction.

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