Smokescreen : (전투 중에 피우는) 연막, (비유적인 의미의 진실을 감추기 위한) 연막, 위장
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now in reality, a smokescreen is something that they use in the military. they put smoke and then the enemny can't see your movements. you can't see what you ar doing
a smokescreen, this is a physical screen of smoke to stop the enemy from seeing what you are doing
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we use this metaphorically, to talk about something that hides the truth or about somebody's intentions
smokesscreen, this is something that they use to hide somebody's actions or a situation
the prime minister's telling us that the economy is fine, it's just a smokescreen
they use foolball and sporting accasions as a smokescreen so that they don't actually see the reality of a situation
a smokescreen of lies, these people are lying and this is a smokescreen to hide the truth
in business, they try to misdirect you to make you look at something which hides the real problem
the advertising telling you how quickly this thing will do the job, is actually a smokescreen. because it doesn't let you think about quite how expensive it is
a smokescreen, which is used to hide somebody's acatual plans, to hide your intentions
it's a maneuver so that people don't actually see what you are doing
something said or done in order to hide the truth direct people's attention away from wherer the real problem is
people do all sorts of things as a smokescreen to hid what they are the reality of the situation
maybe a political scandal is a good smokescreen for economic meltdown in the country
there has been a lot of press about whether the current British prime minister uses the national health service or usese a private doctor, but this is just a smokescreen for the problems that country has at the moment with inflation with the knock-on effect of brexit
people are concentrating what type of doctor does he use, it's not relevant there are much bigger problems
it's like a cloud of smoke or a ruse or a trick designed to stop people focusing on the real problem
a smokescreen, to disguise the fact
you could put up a smokescreen
if you put up a smokescreen, and people think that this is the reality but this is actually hiding something else
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