煙えん幕まくを張はる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

throw up a smoke screen; put up a false front; purposely mislead

Idiomatic expression. Literally means to deploy a smoke screen, but commonly used figuratively for creating a diversion or misleading others.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの失しっ敗ぱいを隠かくすために煙えん幕まくを張はった。

  He threw up a smoke screen to hide his own mistake.

• 政せい治じ家かは質しつ問もんに答こたえず、煙えん幕まくを張はるような発はつ言げんをした。

  The politician made a statement that put up a false front, avoiding the question.