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fig leaf
noun [C usually singular] (FALSE) UKDefinition
› something that hides something else, especially something that is dishonest or embarrassing: The spokesperson said the information campaign was a fig leaf to hide the most regressive tax in history.Hiding and disguising
(Definition of fig leaf noun (FALSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be holed up idiom
- camouflage noun
- cloak verb
- conceal verb
- concealment noun
- cover/hide a multitude of sins idiom
- go/be run to ground idiom
- hiding noun (PLACE)
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb
- illusion noun
- lurk verb
- patina noun
- prowl noun
- secrete verb (HIDE)
- shroud noun (HIDE)
- shroud verb
- shut sth out phrasal verb
- sidle verb
- skulk verb
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