throw dust in someone's eyes
throw dust in someone's eyes verb: to delude or deceive someone.
Verb
throw dust in someone's eyes (third-person singular simple present throws dust in someone's eyes, present participle throwing dust in someone's eyes, simple past threw dust in someone's eyes, past participle thrown dust in someone's eyes)
Forms of throw dust in someone's eyes
| third-person singular present | throws dust in someone's eyes |
|---|---|
| present participle | throwing dust in someone's eyes |
| past | threw dust in someone's eyes |
| past participle | thrown dust in someone's eyes |
Questions about throw dust in someone's eyes
- What does throw dust in someone's eyes mean?
- Throw dust in someone's eyes means to delude or deceive someone.
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- Throw dust in someone's eyes is a verb.
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- The past tense of throw dust in someone's eyes is threw dust in someone's eyes.
Words near throw dust in someone's eyes in the dictionary
- throw dirt enough, and some will stick
- throw dirt on
- throw down
- throw down one's tools
- throw down the gauntlet
- throw dust in someone's eyes
- throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick
- throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
- throw everything at the wall and see what sticks
- throw for a loop
- throw gas on the fire
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