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прост.cf. throw dust in (into) smb.'s eyes; draw (pull) the wool over smb.'s eyes; blear (dust) smb.'s eyes; cast (throw) a mist before smb.'s eyes; muddy (stir) the waters- Я беру вас в штаб, - сказал он... Сейчас придёт делегат от большевиков. Нехай его думает, что я снюхиваюсь с добровольцами. Ваша задача тень на плетень наводить, понятно? (А. Толстой, Хождение по мукам) — 'I'll take you on my staff,' he said... 'A delegate from the Bolsheviks will be here, soon. Let him think I'm making up to the Volunteers. Your job will be to throw dust in his eyes. See?'
- До сих пор ты как будто холостым считался, а? - спрашивают Залейкина. - Это я наводил тень на ясный день. Иначе перед любовницами разоблачили бы. А на самом деле я давно обкручен. (А. Новиков-Прибой, Подводники) — 'Didn't you always make out you were a bachelor?' he was asked. 'That was just eyewash. I didn't want you to give me away to the tarts. As a matter of fact I got spliced long ago.'
- Зачем же, товарищи, наводить тень на ясный день? - сказал Рыбкин. (В. Пьецух, Новая московская философия) — 'Comrades, why on earth do you have to muddy the waters like this?' said Rybkin.
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