window dressing
nice appearance, but no substance
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IN THE PRESS
The US authorities say they receive "diplomatic assurances" that those they transfer will not be tortured.
Stephen Grey, a journalist who has closely followed US policy, is not convinced that this amounts to anything more than WINDOW DRESSING for a highly controversial policy.
BBC News
Stephen Grey, a journalist who has closely followed US policy, is not convinced that this amounts to anything more than WINDOW DRESSING for a highly controversial policy.
BBC News
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win-dow dress-ing
noun phrase
1.a. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.
1.b. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.
2. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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SYNONYMS
appearance, bluff, disguise, exterior, face, fake, false colors, false front, front, frontage, guise, mask, mere façade, phony, pretense, put-on, semblance, sham, show, veneer, window dressing
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say something like:
"Some websites are just nice window dressing, with no real substance behind them"
noun phrase
1.a. Decorative exhibition of retail merchandise in store windows.
1.b. Goods and trimmings used in such displays.
2. A means of improving appearances or creating a falsely favorable impression
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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SYNONYMS
appearance, bluff, disguise, exterior, face, fake, false colors, false front, front, frontage, guise, mask, mere façade, phony, pretense, put-on, semblance, sham, show, veneer, window dressing
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"Some websites are just nice window dressing, with no real substance behind them"
