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词组 DECEPTION
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DECEPTION
(as) slippery as an eel
devious; undependable.
Tom can't be trusted. He's as slippery as an eel.It's hard to catch Joe in his office because he's slippery as an eel.
bait and switch
a deceptive merchandising practice where one product is advertised to get people's attention [the bait], but pressure is applied to get the customer to purchase a more expensive item. (Fixed order.)
Walter described the appliance store as bait and switch, since they never seemed to have in stock the bargains that they advertised.Max accused the merchant of bait and switch and stalked out of the store.
been had
been mistreated; been cheated or dealt with badly. (Informal or slang.)
They were cheated out of a thousand dollars. They've really been had.Look what they did to my car. Boy, have I been had.
by hook or (by) crook
by any means, legal or illegal. (Folksy. Fixed order.)
I'll get the job done by hook or by crook.I must have that house. I intend to get it by hook or crook.
catch on (to someone or something)
to figure someone or something out; to solve a puzzle; to see through an act of deception.
Mary caught on to Bob and his tricks.Ann caught on to the woman's dishonest plan.The woman thought that Ann wouldn't catch on.
cheat on someone
to commit adultery; to be unfaithful to one's lover.
"Have you been cheating on me?" cried Mrs. Franklin."No, I haven't been cheating on you," said Mr. Franklin.
cook the accounts
to cheat in bookkeeping; to make the accounts appear to balance when they do not.
Jane was sent to jail for cooking the accounts of her mother's store.It's hard to tell whether she really cooked the accounts or just didn't know how to add.
cover someone's tracks (up)
to conceal one's trail; to conceal one's past activities.
She was able to cover her tracks up so that they couldn't find her.It's easy to cover up your tracks if you aren't well known.The robber failed to cover his tracks.
cover something up
to conceal something.
They covered up the truth about the crime.We'll cover this little matter up and make up a story for the press.
cross someone up
to give someone trouble; to defy or betray someone. (Also without up.)
You really crossed me up when you told Tom what I said.Please don't cross me up again.
dirty work
dishonest or underhanded actions; treachery.
She knew there was some dirty work going on when she saw her opponents whispering together.The company seems respectable enough, but there's a lot of dirty work that goes on.
do a snow job on someone
to deceive or confuse someone. (Informal or slang.)
Tom did a snow job on the teacher when he said that he was sick yesterday.I hate it when someone does a snow job on me. I find it harder and harder to trust people.
do someone out of something
to cheat someone out of something. (Informal or slang.)
They did the widow out of her life savings.I won't let anyone do me out of anything. I'm a very cautious and suspicious person.
do something on the sly
to do something slyly or sneakily. (Informal.)
He was seeing Mrs. Smith on the sly.She was supposed to be losing weight, but she was snacking on the sly.
double-cross someone
to betray someone by doing the opposite of what was promised; to betray a person by not doing what was promised. (Slang. Originally criminal slang.)
If you double-cross me again, I'll kill you.Tom is mad at Jane because she double-crossed him on the sale of his car.
down-and-dirty
sneaky, unfair, lowdown, and nasty. (Slang. Fixed order.)
The boys played a real down-and-dirty trick on the teacher.A political campaign provides a lot of down-and-dirty speeches that only confuse the voters.
fall for something
to be deceived by something.
I can't believe you fell for that old trick.lane didn't fall for Ann's story.
fall into a trap and fall into the trap; fall into someone's trap
to become caught in someone's scheme; to be deceived into doing or thinking something.
We fell into a trap by asking for an explanation.I fell into his trap when I agreed to drive him home.We fell into the trap of thinking he was honest.
fly-by-night
irresponsible; untrustworthy. (Refers to a person who sneaks away secretly in the night.)
The carpenter we hired was a fly-by-night worker who did a very bad job.You shouldn't deal with a fly-by-night merchant.
fob something off (on someone)
to trick someone into accepting something that is worthless. (Informal.)
The car dealer fobbed a junky car off on Tom.He also fobbed off a bad car on Jane.Some car dealers are always trying to fob something off.
give someone a bum steer
to give someone misleading instructions or guidance; to make a misleading suggestion. (Slang. Bum - false; phony. Steer = guidance, as in the steering of a car.)
Max gave Ted a bum steer and Ted ended up in the wrong town.Someone gave me a bum steer, and I paid far more than I needed to for a used car.
give someone a line and feed someone a line
to lead someone on; to deceive someone with false talk.
Don't pay any attention to John. He gives everybody a line.He's always feeding us a line.
gloss something over
to cover up or conceal an error; to make something appear right by minimizing or concealing the flaws.
When I asked him not to gloss the flaws over, he got angry.When Mr. Brown was selling me the car, he tried to gloss over its defects.
have an ace up one's sleeve
to have a secret or concealed means of accomplishing something.
I think that Liz has an ace up her sleeve and will surprise us with success at the last minute.I have done all I can do. I have no idea what to do next. I don't have an ace up my sleeve, and I can't work miracles.
in bad faith
without sincerity; with bad or dishonest intent; with duplicity.
It appears that you acted in bad faith and didn't live up to the terms of our agreement.If you do things in bad faith, you'll get a bad reputation.
keep up an act and keep up one's act
to maintain a false front; to act in a special way that is different from one's natural behavior.
Most of the time John kept up an act. He was really not a friendly person.He works hard to keep up his act.
keep up appearances
to keep oneself looking calm or happy despite serious problems.
Even with all the trouble Dave was having at home, he still managed to keep up appearances.She was trained from childhood to keep up appearances no matter how bad she really felt.
lead someone down the garden path
to deceive someone.
Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path.That cheater really led her down the garden path.
lull someone into a false sense of security
to lead someone into believing that all is well before attacking or doing something bad to someone.
We lulled the enemy into a false sense of security by pretending to retreat. Then we launched an attack.The boss lulled us into a false sense of security by saying that our jobs were safe and then let half the staff go.
make something up out of whole cloth
to create a story or a lie from no facts at all.
I don't believe you. I think you made that up out of whole cloth.Ann made up her explanation out of whole cloth. There was not a bit of truth in it.
monkey business
playful or deceptive activities; mischievous or illegal activities.
There's been some monkey business in connection with the bank's accounts.Bob left the company quite suddenly. I think there was some monkey business between him and the boss's wife.
on the take
accepting bribes. (Slang.)
I don't believe that the mayor is on the take.The county clerk has been on the take for years.
pad the bill
to put unnecessary items on a bill to make the total cost higher. (Informal.)
The plumber had padded the bill with things we didn't need.I was falsely accused of padding the bill.
paper over the cracks (in something)
to try to hide faults or difficulties, often in a hasty or not very successful way.
The politician tried to paper over the cracks in his party's economic policy.Tom tried to paper over the cracks in his relationship with the boss, but it was not possible.She didn't explain it. She just papered over the cracks.
play possum
to pretend to be inactive, unobservant, asleep, or dead. (Folksy. The possum is an opossum.)
I knew that Bob wasn't asleep. He was just playing possum.I can't tell if this animal is dead or just playing possum.
play tricks (on someone)
to trick or confuse someone.
I thought I saw a camel over there. I guess my eyes are playing tricks on me.Please don't play tricks on your little brother. It makes him cry.
pull a fast one
to succeed in an act of deception. (Slang.)
She was pulling a fast one when she said she had a headache and went home.Don't try to pull a fast one with me! I know what you're doing.
pull a stunt (on someone) and pull a trick (on someone)
to deceive someone.
Let's pull a trick on the teacher.Don't you dare pull a stunt like that!
pull someone's leg
to kid, fool, or trick someone. (Informal.)
You don't mean that. You're just pulling my leg.Don't believe him. He's just pulling your leg.
pull something on someone
to play a trick on someone; to deceive someone with a trick. (The word something is often used.)
You wouldn't pull a trick on me, would you?Who would pull something like that on an old lady?
pull the wool over someone's eyes
to deceive someone.
You can't pull the wool over my eyes. I know what's going on.Don't try to pull the wool over her eyes. She's too smart.
put on
to pretend; to act as if something were true.
Ann wasn't really angry. She was just putting on.I can't believe she was just putting on. She really looked mad.
put on an act
to pretend that one is something other than what one is.
Be yourself, Ann. Stop putting on an act.You don't have to put on an act. We accept you the way you are.
put someone on
to tease or deceive someone. (Slang.)
Oh, you're not serious. You're putting me on.Stop putting me on!
put something over (on someone)
to manage to trick or deceive someone.
They really put one over on me.It's easy to put something over if you plan carefully.
red herring
a piece of information or suggestion introduced to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation. (A red herring is a type of strong smelling smoked fish that was once drawn across the trail of a scent to mislead hunting dogs and put them off the scent.)
The detectives were following a red herring, but they're on the right track now.Jack and Mary were hoping their friends would confuse their parents with a red herring so that they wouldn't realize that they had eloped.
sail under false colors
to pretend to be something that one is not. (Originally nautical, referring to a pirate ship disguised as an innocent merchant ship.)
John has been sailing under false colors. He's really a spy.I thought you were wearing that uniform because you worked here. You are sailing under false colors.
sell someone a bill of goods
to get someone to believe something that isn't true; to deceive someone. (Informal.)
Don't pay any attention to what John says. He's just trying to sell you a bill of goods.I'm not selling you a bill of goods. What I say is true.
set someone up
to lead—by deception—a person to play a particular role in an event; to arrange an event—usually by deception—so that a specific person takes the consequences for the event; to frame someone. (Informal or slang.)
I had nothing to do with the robbery! I was just standing there. Somebody must have set me up!John isn't the one who started the fight. Somebody set up the poor guy.
shed crocodile tears and cry crocodile tears
to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
The child wasn't hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.
smoke and mirrors
deception and confusion. (Said of statements or more complicated rhetoric used to mislead people rather than inform. Refers to the way a magician uses optical illusion to create believability while performing a trick. Fixed order.)
Most people know that the politician was just using smoke and mirrors to make things look better than they really were.Her report was little more than smoke and mirrors. No one will believe any of it.
snake in the grass
a low and deceitful person.
Sally said that Bob couldn't be trusted because he was a snake in the grass."You snake in the grass!" cried Sally. "You cheated me."
speak with a forked tongue
to tell lies; to try to deceive someone.
Jean's mother sounds very charming, but she speaks with a forked tongue.People tend to believe Fred because he seems plausible, but we know he speaks with a forked tongue.
stab someone in the back
to betray someone. (Informal.)
I thought we were friends! Why did you stab me in the back?You don't expect a person whom you trust to stab you in the back.
suck someone in and take someone in
to deceive someone. (The expression with suck is slang.)
I try to shop carefully so that no one can take me in.I think that someone sucked in both of them. I don't know why they bought this car.
sweep something under the carpet and sweep something under the rug
to try to hide something unpleasant, shameful, etc., from the attention of others.
The boss said he couldn't sweep the theft under the carpet, that he'd have to call in the police.Roger had a tendency to sweep all the problems under the rug.
take advantage of someone
to cheat or deceive someone.
The store owner took advantage of me, and I'm angry.You must be alert when you shop to make sure that someone doesn't take advantage of you.
take someone for a ride
to trick or deceive someone. (Informal.)
Old people are being taken for a ride by bogus workmen.Whoever sold Tom that car took him for a ride. It needs a new engine.
throw someone off the track and throw someone off the trail
to cause someone to lose the trail (when following someone or something).
The raccoon threw us off the track by running through the creek.The robber threw the police off the trail by leaving town.
trumped-up
false; fraudulently devised.
They tried to have Tom arrested on a trumped-up charge.Bob gave some trumped-up excuse for not being at the meeting.
two-time someone
to cheat on or betray one's spouse or lover by dating or seeing someone else. (Slang.)
When Mrs. Franklin learned that Mr. Franklin was two-timing her, she left him.Ann told Bob that if he ever two-timed her, she would cause him a lot of trouble.
wolf in sheep's clothing
someone or something threatening that is disguised as someone or something kind.
Beware of the police chief. He seems polite, but he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.This proposal seems harmless enough, but I think it's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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