英语词汇throw dust in the eyes of的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	throw dust in the eyes of
词源	throw dust in the eyes of. To mislead or deceive. Throwing dust or sand in the air to conceal their movements from their enemies on the field of battle was an ancient Arab trick in desert warfare. This is probably the origin of the expression, which Quintillian used figuratively as early as a.d. 80 to de- scribe the great Roman orator Cicero: “He threw dust in the eyes of the jury.”
随便看	everest everglades evergreen evergreen state everlasting flower every bean has it black everybody-s doin’ it doin’ it every day in every way i am getting better and better every dog has his day every hair a rope yarn every idea is an incitement every inch a man etc everyman every man has his price every man jack everyone needs an editor everyone to his own taste everyone to their liking as the old woman said everything but the kitchen sink everything-s all tiggerty-boo everything-s coming up roses everything worthwhile doing is either immoral illegal or fattening every which way eve-s curse eve-s date

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