throw dust in someone's eyes

verb

To delude or deceive someone.

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Meanings

verbthrow 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)

present singular third person throws dust in someone's eyes · participle present throwing dust in someone's eyes · past threw dust in someone's eyes · participle past thrown dust in someone's eyes

  1. idiomaticTo delude or deceive someone.
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APA

throw dust in someone's eyes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20dust%20in%20someone's%20eyes

MLA

“throw dust in someone's eyes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20dust%20in%20someone's%20eyes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw dust in someone's eyes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20dust%20in%20someone's%20eyes.

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