To deceive someone
To mislead somebody
Make a fool of somebody
To befool
To confuse someone
She threw dust in the eyes of the jeweler by pretending to be a well-to-do lady, and then stole the jewellery.
The taxi drivers in Shimla throws dust in tourist’s eyes and take too much money for a small distance.
Give my whole money back; you cannot throw dust in my eyes.
The thug threw dust in her eyes and exchanged her real diamonds with fake stones.
The secretary of the film actress threw dust in the fan’s eyes, talking about a show at the airport when she was heading for the expressway.
Don’t ever earn money by throwing dust in customer’s eyes or soon you will lost your business.
There is no origin for this idiom
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