a fig leaf

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a fig leaf

something that you use to try to hide an embarrassing fact or problem

Usage notes: In the Bible, Adam and Eve used fig leaves to cover their sexual organs when they discovered they were naked.

Are the peace talks simply providing a fig leaf for the continuing aggression between the two countries?

See also: fig, leaf

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Barak was seeking some way to avoid that fate, and his opportunity arose because Netanyahu was looking for a fig leaf. The peace process is long dead by Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) But if the United Nations is genuinely more than a fig leaf for US aggression, Mr Straw and his puppet-master George Bush would do well to keep their mouths firmly shut until the truth is known. Voice of The Daily Mirror: Let the UN judge by The Mirror (London, England) Although even just wearing a fig leaf, Christine Hamilton's pinks still clashed. Undressed to depress by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)			a fallen angel a fallen idol a fallen woman a false alarm a false dawn a false economy a false start a family man a far cry from a fashion victim a fast talker a fast track a fat cat a fat lot of good a fate worse than death a faux pas a favourite son a feather in cap a feeding frenzy a feel for a femme fatale a fender bender a few fries short of a Happy Meal a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf a fighting chance a figment of imagination a figure of fun a fine kettle of fish a fine line a finger in every pie a firm hand on the tiller a fish out of water a fishing expedition a flash in the pan a flight of fancy a flip-flop a fly in the ointment a fly on the wall A fool and his money are soon parted a fool's errand A for effort a force to be reckoned with a foregone conclusion a four-letter word a frame of mind a Frankenstein's monster a free agent a free ride a free spirit			a feeling about a feeling about something a femme fatale a fender bender A Festivus for the rest of us a few a few cards short of a deck a few cards shy of a full deck A Few Days A Few Days Ago A Few Dead Losers a few fries short of a Happy Meal A Few Good Aggies A Few Good Men A Few More Online Abbreviations A Few Screws Loose, LC a few Zs a few Zs a few Zs a few Zs A fib A fib A fib A fiber A fibers A fibers A fibers A fibers a fifth wheel a fifty-fifty chance a fig leaf A Fight for America A fighting chance A fighting chance a figment of imagination a figment of the imagination a figure of fun A Fine Good Organization a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine kettle of fish a fine line a fine state of affairs a finger in every pie A Fire Inside a firm hand on the tiller A First Attack Assessment Model A Fish Out of Water a fishing expedition A Fistful of Boomstick A Fistful of Dollars a flash in the pan A flat a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in (one's) ear a flea in ear a flea in ear a flea in ear A flea in the ear a flight of fancy

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