пускать пыль в глаза (puskat' pyl' v glaza)
Meaning: To deceive or mislead someone, creating false impressions through trickery.
Language: Russian
Literally: throw dust in eyes
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Ancient Russian combat and street altercation tactic of throwing dust to blind opponents and escape or gain advantage.
More idioms — The Absurd
- meter os pés pelas mãos — Make a clumsy mistake or bungle something badly through carelessness.
- 杞憂 (Kiyū) — Unnecessary worry about things that won't happen; baseless anxiety.
- 臥虎藏龍 (Wò hǔ cáng lóng) — Hidden talented individuals waiting quietly for their moment to shine.
- 四面楚歌 (Shimensoka) — Being surrounded by enemies with no hope of escape or support.
- mad as a box of frogs — completely crazy; chaotic and unpredictable.
- paint the town red — to celebrate wildly; to party extensively.
More Russian idioms
- Ни пуха ни пера (Ni pukha ni pera) — Good luck — to which the ritual reply is 'To the devil!'.
- Ехать зайцем (Yekhat' zaytsem) — To ride a train or bus without paying.
- После дождичка в четверг (Posle dozhdichka v chetverg) — Never — or certainly no time soon.
- Кот наплакал (Kot naplakal) — A laughably tiny amount.
- Зарубить на носу (Zarubit' na nosu) — To remember something firmly, once and for all.
- Водить за нос (Vodit' za nos) — To deceive or string someone along.
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