掩人耳目 (yǎn rén ěr mù) — to hoodwink people, to deceive the public

Definition

A chengyu meaning to cover people's eyes and ears — i.e. to mislead or deceive by creating a false impression. Always carries a negative sense of deliberate concealment.

idiom

to hoodwink peopleto deceive the public

Examples

掩人耳目，。
Bié zài yòng zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ yǎn rén ěr mù le, dà jiā dōu kàn chuān le.
Don't try to hoodwink people with this method anymore; everyone sees through it.
掩人耳目，。
Tā shì tú yòng xū jiǎ shù jù yǎn rén ěr mù, dàn hěn kuài bèi jiē chuān.
He tried to deceive people with false data, but was quickly exposed.
掩人耳目，。
Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi wán quán shì yǎn rén ěr mù, bù kě xìn.
This behavior is nothing but a cover-up; it's not trustworthy.