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Deception
blow the whistle on someone/something
If you blow the whistle on something dishonest or illegal, or on someone who is doing something dishonest or illegal, you tell the authorities about them because you feel strongly that what they are doing is wrong.
Note: In games such as football, the referee blows a whistle to stop play when a player has committed a foul (=an act that is not allowed).
Members of coastal communities are being asked to blow the whistle on activities that damage the marine environment.
cover your tracks
If someone covers their tracks, they hide or destroy evidence of what they have done or where they have been.
Note: Tracks here mean footprints.
He was a very clever man who never took a chance, a man who always covered his tracks.
be economical with the truth
If someone is economical with the truth, they deceive people by not telling them the whole truth about something.
When they insisted that no changes had been made to the original plan, his team was being economical with the truth.
give the game away
If someone or something gives the game away, they reveal something which someone had been trying to keep secret.
Eric had intended to make his announcement in an article in The Times but the paper gave the game away by advertising the article a week before publishing.
go behind someone's back
If someone goes behind your back, they do something secretly or without your permission.
Do you think I wouldn't know if you went behind my back?
go through the motions
If you go through the motions, you do something that you have to do or are expected to do, but without any real effort or enthusiasm.
Alex didn't really care about his job anymore, he was just going through the motions.
a hidden agenda
If someone has a hidden agenda, they are secretly trying to achieve something while they appear to be doing something else.
Note: An agenda is a list of things that need to be dealt with, for example at a meeting.
The unions fear these tactics are part of a hidden agenda to reduce pay and conditions throughout the company.
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