window dressing

1. Literally, a decorative display in a window, typically the window of a store. When my mom and I go shopping at Christmastime, we always check out all the pretty holiday window dressings!

2. By extension, something that makes a person or thing look or seem better than it really is. To me, this new policy seems like window dressing to woo new employees. You say that you've changed, but how do I know it's not just window dressing to make you seem like less of a jerk?

See also: dressing, window

See also:

window
Windows
bay window
wide open
be wide open
crack a/the window (open)
(it) won't bother me at all/any
as a (general) rule
as a rule
be in for it

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