trick of the light

A visual deception caused by the lighting in a particular setting or place. A: "I thought this sweater was purple when I bought it, but now it looks navy, right?" B: "Oh yeah, definitely. It must have been a trick of the light in-store."

See also: light, of, trick

See also:

by coincidence
coincidence
a tangled web
sweater
(Bill) Cosby sweater
twinning
fake out of
another lie nailed to the counter
counter
play a prank (on one)

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