do something with mirrors

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Определение do something with mirrors в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

To insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham

To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained

Расстановка переносов

do some·thing with mirrors

Турецкое произношение

du sʌmthîng wîdh mîrırz

Произношение

/ˈdo͞o ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ wəᴛʜ ˈmərərz/ /ˈduː ˈsʌmθɪŋ wɪð ˈmɪrɜrz/

Этимология

() Akin to the idea that mirrors can project images and once considered magic. Magicians use mirrors to make things look like magic, thus "do it with mirrors." Today, the phrase is more of a joking pretension that one can make things happen with magic mirrors.