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90 entries under expression topic. ×
| high jinks(trifling, joking, tricks) | |
| hot air(idiom, nonsense, drivel, garbage) | |
| lip service(noun, show, deception, dishonesty) | |
| making light(trifling, joking, tricks) | |
| placing under wraps(noun, idiom, scheme, plot) | |
| prunes and prisms | |
| seal of secrecy(noun, idiom, scheme, plot) | |
| showing off(verb, phrasal verb, show, sham) | |
| smoke and mirrors(idiom, deception, cunning, fraud) | |
| snow job(deception, fraud, deceit, lying) | |
| soft soap(performance, show, attitude, deception) | |
| sweet talk(performance, show, attitude, deception) | |
| tall tale(deception, lie, sham, story) | |
| veil of secrecy(noun, idiom, scheme, plot) | |
| Mardi Gras(cover, show, deception, color) | |
| acting a part(idiom, affectation) | |
| affected piety(noun, show, dishonesty, deceit) | |
| artificial position(noun, fake, sham, mannerism) | |
| bad faith(noun, deception, fraud, duplicity) | |
| bait and switch(idiom, deception, fraud, deceit) |
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