/ ˌslaɪt əv ˈhænd; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
(also formal le·ger·de·main ) skilful movements of your hand that other people cannot see :
The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.
2.
the fact of tricking people in a clever way :
Last year's profits were more the result of financial sleight of hand than genuine growth.