SMOKESCREEN


Meaning of SMOKESCREEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ smoʊkskri:n ]

also smoke screen

( smokescreens)

If something that you do or say is a smokescreen , it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.

He was accused of putting up a smokescreen to hide poor standards in schools.

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