Pronunciation: /θroʊ dʌst ɪn ˈsʌmwʌnz aɪz/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 She tried to throw dust in someone's eyes by pretending to be sick.
A2 The politician's speech was full of attempts to throw dust in someone's eyes with false promises.
B1 The company's marketing strategy seemed to be to throw dust in someone's eyes with misleading advertisements.
B2 The defendant's lawyer tried to throw dust in someone's eyes by presenting false evidence.
C1 The CEO's attempt to throw dust in someone's eyes during the board meeting was quickly uncovered by the shareholders.
C2 The journalist's investigation revealed the company's elaborate scheme to throw dust in someone's eyes and avoid paying taxes.
verb a word that expresses an action or state of being
A1 She tried to throw dust in his eyes by pretending to be someone else.
A2 The magician's trick was to throw dust in the audience's eyes to distract them.
B1 The politician was accused of trying to throw dust in the public's eyes with false promises.
B2 The company's marketing campaign was designed to throw dust in their competitors' eyes and gain market share.
C1 The defense attorney attempted to throw dust in the jury's eyes by presenting misleading evidence.
C2 The spy's job was to throw dust in the enemy's eyes and gather valuable information undetected.
adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
A1 She tried to throw dust in someone's eyes by pretending to be sick.
A2 He attempted to throw dust in someone's eyes by giving false information.
B1 The politician was accused of trying to throw dust in someone's eyes during the debate.
B2 The company's marketing strategy was to throw dust in their competitors' eyes with misleading advertisements.
C1 The lawyer was skilled at throwing dust in the jury's eyes with clever arguments.
C2 The spy was able to throw dust in the enemy's eyes by disguising his true intentions.
pronoun a word that is used instead of a noun to avoid repetition
A1 She tried to throw dust in someone's eyes during the game of hide and seek.
A2 The magician used sleight of hand to throw dust in someone's eyes and make a coin disappear.
B1 The politician was accused of trying to throw dust in someone's eyes by making false promises.
B2 The con artist used elaborate schemes to throw dust in someone's eyes and steal their money.
C1 The corporate executive was skilled at throwing dust in someone's eyes during negotiations to gain an advantage.
C2 The spy was trained to throw dust in someone's eyes by using deception and misdirection to gather information.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
A1 She tried to throw dust in someone's eyes by pretending to be sick.
A2 The magician performed a trick where he appeared to throw dust in someone's eyes.
B1 The politician tried to throw dust in the public's eyes by making false promises.
B2 The company's marketing campaign was designed to throw dust in consumers' eyes about the product's true quality.
C1 The defense attorney attempted to throw dust in the jury's eyes by presenting misleading evidence.
C2 The CEO's plan to restructure the company was seen as an attempt to throw dust in shareholders' eyes regarding the true financial situation.
formal The politician tried to throw dust in his opponent's eyes by making false claims during the debate.
informal She always tries to throw dust in people's eyes by pretending to know more than she actually does.
slang Don't let him throw dust in your eyes with his smooth talk.
figurative The magician's sleight of hand was so quick, it was like he was throwing dust in our eyes.
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