smoke screen

noun [C] /ˈsmoʊk ˌskrin/

Definition

› something that hides the truth about a person’s actions or intentions: The story served as a useful smoke screen to conceal where he really got the money.

(Definition of smoke screen noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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