Idiom
pass the bottle of smoke
Meaning
To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't pass the bottle of smoke about why you were late.”
“He knew the excuse was a lie, but he decided to pass the bottle of smoke just to keep the peace.”
“Rather than confront the uncomfortable truth, the committee chose to pass the bottle of smoke, offering a vague explanation that satisfied no one.”
Examples
simple
“Don't pass the bottle of smoke about why you were late.”
contextual
“He knew the excuse was a lie, but he decided to pass the bottle of smoke just to keep the peace.”
complex
“Rather than confront the uncomfortable truth, the committee chose to pass the bottle of smoke, offering a vague explanation that satisfied no one.”
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