something to smoke

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• smoke — [smōk] n. [ME < OE smoca, akin to Ger schmauch < IE base * smeukh , to smoke > Gr smychein, to smolder, Ir mūch, smoke] 1. a) vaporous matter arising from something burning and made visible by minute particles of carbon suspended in it… …   English World dictionary

• smoke and mirrors — An attempt to conceal something is smoke and mirrors …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• smoke and mirrors —    An attempt to conceal something is smoke and mirrors.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    An attempt to conceal or distort the truth (like a magician) in order to confuse people is called smoke and mirrors.     The outgoing president used… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• smoke out something — smoke out (something) to find something. The company is trying to smoke out a buyer for its weaker divisions …   New idioms dictionary

• smoke out — (something) to find something. The company is trying to smoke out a buyer for its weaker divisions …   New idioms dictionary

• Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes   …   Wikipedia

• smoke and mirrors — noun uncount something that is intended to prevent people from clearly seeing or understanding something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• smoke bomb — n something that lets out clouds of smoke when it is thrown, used especially by police to control crowds …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• smoke screen — smoke ,screen noun count 1. ) something that you say or do as a way of hiding your real feelings, intentions, or activities 2. ) a cloud of smoke that is created to hide the movements of soldiers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• smoke-and-mirrors — something which is intended to confuse or deceive people, especially by making them believe that a situation is better than it really is. City Hall has saved taxpayers little with its smoke and mirrors trick of using money set aside for building… …   New idioms dictionary

• smoke screen — smoke′ screen n. 1) mil a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy 2) something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang