- to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely misleadidiomatic expression
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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- to throw up a smoke screen
- to put up a false front
- to purposely mislead
This expression is used to describe the act of obscuring the truth or creating a distraction, often in a strategic manner to hide intentions or actions.
This meaning highlights the idea of presenting a facade to others, often to mislead about one's true intentions or emotions.
She put up a false front to create a good impression on others.
This use focuses on the intent to deceive or misguide someone, indicating a deliberate action to create confusion or uncertainty.
Generated collocations (experimental)
えんまくをはる煙幕を張るto throw up a smoke screenじょうきょう状況からえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto throw up a smoke screen from the situationいとてき意図的にえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto intentionally put up a false frontえんまくをはる煙幕を張るためのさくりゃく策略a strategy to misleadせいじてき政治的にえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto throw up a smoke screen politicallyえんまくをはる煙幕を張るはつげん発言a misleading statementてき敵をあざむく欺くためにえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto throw up a smoke screen to deceive the enemyびじねすビジネスでえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto mislead in businessえんまくをはる煙幕を張るぎじゅつ技術techniques to misleadじこぼうえい自己防衛のためにえんまくをはる煙幕を張るto put up a smoke screen for self-defense