smoke and mirrors - something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is.

City Hall has saved taxpayers little with its smoke-and-mirrors trick of using money set aside for building renovations. (always before noun)

• under the influence
• under the knife
• under the skin
• under the sun
• under the table
• under-the-table
• under the weather
• under the wing of
• under the wing of something
• under the wire
• under thumb
• under wing
• under wraps
• under your belt
• under your breath
• under your nose
• under your own steam
• under your wing
• until are blue in the face
• until hell freezes over
• until kingdom come
• until the cows come home
• until you are blue in the face
• up against
• up against someone