Strategic Maneuvers

verb to go around or bypass an opponent in order to gain a tactical advantage

• The general's strategy was to outflank the enemy forces from the south.
• We can outflank them by taking a shortcut through the woods.
• Let's outflank those guys by sneaking up behind them.
• She always knows how to outflank any obstacles that come her way.

noun a trick or deception

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• The defendant's lawyer employed a clever ruse to sway the jury in his favor.
• She used a ruse to get out of going to the party with her friends.
• He pulled off a sneaky ruse to skip out on doing his chores.
• His charm was just a ruse to hide his true intentions.

noun a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

pronoun a word that is used instead of a noun to avoid repetition

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The politician tried to throw dust in his opponent's eyes by making false claims during the debate.
• She always tries to throw dust in people's eyes by pretending to know more than she actually does.
• Don't let him throw dust in your eyes with his smooth talk.
• The magician's sleight of hand was so quick, it was like he was throwing dust in our eyes.