Their fast talking is a smokescreen for their con artistry.
Source: tatoeba (12849663)
Smokescreen
/ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/
Synonyms for "smokescreen" (4 found)
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nonsensical justification
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Noun(2 words)
obscure the issuesmoke screen
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All his blathering about social issues is just a smokescreen to keep people from talking about his economic policy.
Source: tatoeba (13627787)
Ensign Whitely began to tell of the surprise encounter of Admiral Sprague’s escort-carrier force with the main battle line of the Japanese Navy off Samar, in a chaos of rain squalls and smoke screens.
Source: wiktionary
C.I.E. Class "D14" 4-4-0 No. 89 covers its tracks with a magnificent smokescreen as it pulls out of Dun Laoghaire with the 9.0 a.m. boat train for Dublin.
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