flatter to deceive
成語所屬單字deceive
flatter to deceive — 慣用語
1. To seem better or more promising than the true situation actually is.
1.慣用語
釋義
虛有其表
To seem better or more promising than the true situation actually is.
例句
The team's strong start flattered to deceive, as they lost the next five games.
Did the company's early profits flatter to deceive before the market crashed?