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Katotohanan, Paglilihim, at Pandaraya - Deception

Tuklasin kung paano nauugnay ang mga English idioms tulad ng "blow smoke" at "smell a rat" sa panlilinlang sa English.

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English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception
to pull the wool over one's eyes

to hide the truth from someone and make them believe something that is not true

[Parirala]
to bend the truth

to not be completely truthful about something by changing or omitting some facts

[Parirala]
to blow smoke

to try to deceive a person by doing or saying something that misleads or confuses them

[Parirala]
Canterbury tale

a story, explanation, or excuse that is hard to believe

kuwentong Canterbury

kuwentong Canterbury

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[Pangngalan]
to cook the books

to illegally change the financial records of a company or organization for personal gain

[Parirala]
snow job

an attempt to persuade someone to do or believe something using deception or flattery

panlilinlang

panlilinlang

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[Pangngalan]
hook, line, and sinker

used for emphasizing how easily a person is fooled or deceived

[Parirala]
to throw dust in one's eyes

to provide someone with false, altered, or misleading information

[Parirala]
to worm sth out of sb

to make someone reveal information by questioning them repeatedly or cleverly

[Parirala]
to take sb for a ride

to deceive a person, often in order to steal their money

[Parirala]
to smell a rat

to begin to feel that there might be something wrong or dishonest about a situation

[Parirala]
monkey business

behavior that is mischievous, dishonest, or unacceptable

kalokohan

kalokohan

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[Pangngalan]
(as) crooked as a dog's hind leg

used to refer to a person who behaves in an untrustworthy or deceitful way

[Parirala]
to lead sb up the garden path

to make a person believe something that is not true

[Parirala]
bait and switch

a deceptive marketing tactic where a product or service is advertised at a low price to attract customers, but is then substituted for a more expensive or inferior option

[Parirala]
smoke and mirrors

a situation where something seems impressive or important, but is actually just a distraction from something else

[Parirala]
to pull a fast one

to cheat someone in a clever and often unexpected way

[Parirala]
free lunch

something that appears free but actually costs something in a hidden or indirect way

libreng tanghalian

libreng tanghalian

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[Pangngalan]
copycat

a person who imitates the actions, clothes, ideas, etc. of someone else

mang-gagaya

mang-gagaya

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[Pangngalan]
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