smoke and mirrors
something which is not real, an illusion, having no substance
TRANSLATION
smoke = Rauch, mirror = Spiegel; Schall und Rauch
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"At last the myth that Gordon Brown is a clever economist is about to be shattered... Labour always have put up taxes and spent wastefully, and they are doing so now. Where New Labour is different is that their clever use of SMOKE AND MIRRORS has disguised their incompetence, but the truth now starts to emerge from the mists."
(Reader's Letter to BBCi - 25th October 2002)
(Reader's Letter to BBCi - 25th October 2002)
Did you
know?
Did you know?
smoke and mirrors means not real, lacking substance, illusory.
Origin: Magicians often use smoke and mirrors to create illusions and to obscure your vision of a bit of trickery. A person who uses "smoke and mirrors" is creating an illusion to trick or confuse others.
smoke and mirrors means not real, lacking substance, illusory.
Origin: Magicians often use smoke and mirrors to create illusions and to obscure your vision of a bit of trickery. A person who uses "smoke and mirrors" is creating an illusion to trick or confuse others.
