smoke and mirrors

Noun

A deceptive, fraudulent, or unconvincing explanation or description.

Japanese Meaning

虚偽の説明 / 見せかけの説明 / 巧妙なごまかし / 欺瞞的な説明

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The politician's explanation was nothing but smoke and mirrors to hide the budget cuts.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その政治家の説明は予算削減を隠すための単なるまやかしにすぎなかった。

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Sense（1）

A deceptive, fraudulent, or unconvincing explanation or description.

Budget process? It's more like a magic show. It's wink and blink and smoke and mirrors and pulling rabbits out of hats, but almost all that ever comes up are designs to hide increases for the special interests.

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