throw dust in (one's) face

To mislead or deceive one by presenting or introducing distracting or obfuscating information. It is a common tactic of despotic governments to throw dust in our face with fear and incitements to hatred in order to keep us from questioning their consolidation of power.

词组	throw dust in (one's) face
释义	throw dust in (one's) face throw dust in (one's) face To mislead or deceive one by presenting or introducing distracting or obfuscating information. It is a common tactic of despotic governments to throw dust in our face with fear and incitements to hatred in order to keep us from questioning their consolidation of power. See also: dust, face, throw Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: throw dust in (one's) eyes throw dust in someone's eyes come it over come it over (one) fake out fake someone out catfish doublespeak get over on (one) do the dirty on somebody
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