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| put off(verb, phrasal verb, dissuasion) | |
| cover story(cause, con, excuse, guise) | |
| cover up(noun, acting, equivocation, camouflage) | |
| false colors(noun, cover, show, fake) | |
| false front(noun, performance, appearance, cover) | |
| false show(noun, appearance, show, fake) | |
| lame excuse(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| ostensible motive(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| putting on airs(idiom, show, sham, exaggeration) | |
| smoke screen(noun, cover, top, trick) | |
| window dressing(cover, top, finish, fake) | |
| airs and graces | |
| dirty dealing(craft, deception, dishonesty, cunning) | |
| dirty pool(deception, dishonesty, treachery, fraud) | |
| dumb act(noun, cover, show, trick) | |
| false plea(idiom, untruth, dissuasion) | |
| fast one(fraud, deceit, lying, falsehood) | |
| fig leaf(noun, cover, cause, top) | |
| funny business(deception, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) | |
| half truth(deception, lie, sham, story) |
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