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Verità, Segretezza e Inganno - Deception

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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

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to bend the truth

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

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Definizione e Significato di "to [bend|stretch] the truth"
to blow smoke

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

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Definizione e Significato di "to [blow] smoke"
Canterbury tale

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

racconto di Canterbury, storia difficile da credere

racconto di Canterbury, storia difficile da credere

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to cook the books

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

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Definizione e Significato di "to [cook] the books"
snow job

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

truffa, manipolazione

truffa, manipolazione

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Definizione e Significato di "snow job"
hook, line, and sinker

used for emphasizing how easily a person is fooled or deceived

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to throw dust in one's eyes

to provide someone with false, altered, or misleading information

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Definizione e Significato di "to [throw] dust in {one's} eyes"
to worm something out of somebody

to make someone reveal information by questioning them repeatedly or cleverly

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Definizione e Significato di "to [worm] {sth} out of {sb}"
to take somebody for a ride

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

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Definizione e Significato di "to [take] {sb} for a ride"
to smell a rat

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

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Definizione e Significato di "to [smell] a rat"
monkey business

behavior that is mischievous, dishonest, or unacceptable

comportamento inappropriato, furbizia

comportamento inappropriato, furbizia

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(as) crooked as a dog's hind leg

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

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Definizione e Significato di "(as|) crooked as a dog's hind leg"
to lead somebody up the garden path

to make a person believe something that is not true

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Definizione e Significato di "to [lead] {sb} (up|down) the garden path"
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

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smoke and mirrors

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

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to pull a fast one

to cheat someone in a clever and often unexpected way

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Definizione e Significato di "to [pull] a fast one"
free lunch

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

pranzo libero

pranzo libero

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Definizione e Significato di "free lunch"
copycat

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

imitatore

imitatore

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