throw dust in someone's eyes

Mislead someone, as in The governor's press aide threw dust in their eyes, talking about a flight at the airport when he was heading for the highway . This metaphoric expression alludes to throwing dust or sand in the air to confuse a pursuing enemy. [Mid-1700s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raeburn	RAY-bərn	English (Rare)
Zephyrinus	-	Late Roman
Kristina	kris-TEE-nah (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, Faroese,
Barnabas	BAHR-nah-bahs (German), BAHR-nə-bəs (English)	German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Oral	-	English (Rare)
Nethaneel	-	Biblical