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bait and switch
noun as in collusion
noun as in con game
noun as in confidence game
noun as in trickery
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in misinform
Example Sentences
“Sometimes the bait-and-switch is legitimate because apartments go so fast,” he says.
Bait-and-switch was the whole glorious gimmick of high-low editing, and I am happily guilty on every count.
Tom Harkin (D-IA) described the proposal to reporters as “a classic bait-and-switch.”
There may be a backlash for this bait-and-switch among some independent voters, but probably not from most Tea Party activists.
Politically committed directors who want to reach a large public often try what might be termed a bait-and-switch strategy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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