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90 entries under expression topic. ×
| grandstand play(noun, effect, face) | |
| hypocritical statement(noun, show, dishonesty, deceit) | |
| lame apology(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| make believe | |
| masked ball(cover, show, deception, color) | |
| mere pretext(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| mumbo jumbo(drivel, garbage, baloney) | |
| often deceptive(appearance, color, front) | |
| ostensible ground(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| ostensible reason(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| phony reason(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| pious platitudes(noun, show, dishonesty, deceit) | |
| pretended behavior(performance, show, attitude) | |
| red herring(cause, trick, con, excuse) | |
| shallow pretext(idiom, dissuasion) | |
| sham holiness(noun, show, dishonesty, deceit) | |
| sharp practice(deception, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) | |
| shell game(deception, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) | |
| shuck and jive(performance, show, attitude, acting) | |
| sleight of hand(idiom, trick, ploy) |
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