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smoke and mirrorsA deceptive, fraudulent, or unconvincing explanation or description.Rate it:

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your objection is simply 'a smoke screen':Your response does not in any manner address the subject of the discussion, rather presents language designed to 'cover-up', disguise, deny existence of the problem, insert dissimilar subject matter to defer focus on the actual subject at hand!Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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go up in smokeTo be completely ruined.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke it!"Consider That Possibility For A Time"Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomA place where powerful people meet to decide a matter in secret, often of a political nature.Rate it:

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all smoke and no firesimilar to all bark and no biteRate it:

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blow smokeTo speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense; to deliberately confuse or mislead someone in order to deceive themRate it:

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go up in smokeTo catch fire and burn.Rate it:

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holy smokeAn expression of surprise.Rate it:

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no smoke without fireIndicative of the fact that gossip or accusations are often substantiated by fact.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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smoke like a chimneyTo smoke tobacco frequently.Rate it:

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smoke outto drive out using smokeRate it:

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smoke outto exposeRate it:

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smoke poleTo perform fellatioRate it:

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smoke poleThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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smoke signalA method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.Rate it:

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smoke signalA type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.Rate it:

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smoke signalAn indirect message or indication, especially concerning a future event.Rate it:

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smoke upTo smoke, and get the effects from, a drug, especially marijuana.Rate it:

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smoke upTo fill with smoke.Rate it:

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smoke upTo become filled with smoke.Rate it:

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smoke upTo cook by smoking.Rate it:

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smoke upTo provide the resources for another to smoke, especially marijuana.Rate it:

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smoke upTo smoke all of one's supplies.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see smoke,‎ filled,‎ room.Rate it:

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smoke-filled roomUsed other than as an idiom: see smoke, filled, room.Rate it:

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stick that in your pipe and smoke itAlternative form of put that in your pipe and smoke itRate it:

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throw smokeTo consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.Rate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo sail in a direction close to that from which the wind is blowing, but still making headwayRate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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sail close to the windTo behave in a manner that is on the verge of being dangerous, improper or illegalRate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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set saildepartRate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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under sailWith sails unfurled; powered by the wind.Rate it:

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blue moonThe moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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ancoram (ancoras) tollereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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BallyhooB_S. /Blow-Hard,/ 'Blowing Smoke'/ Political PosturingRate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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bush telegraphA system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.Rate it:

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cette fumée me prend à la gorgeThat smoke makes me cough, chokes me.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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