eyewash

1. (countable, uncountable, usually)The washing out of the eyes with copious solution (usually water alone) to quickly remove an irritant, as for example in laboratories and industrial plants; the washing solution itself.

   an eyewash station on every floor of the building

   a bottle of eyewash

2. (countable, uncountable, usually)A soothing medicated lotion for the eyes.

   lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes

3. (figuratively, slang, uncountable, usually)Something deceptive and superficially pleasing but without accurate or genuine substance: camouflage; disguise; false front; pretense; nonsense.

   Near-synonyms: hogwash, whitewash, window dressing

   очковтира́тельствоočkovtirátelʹstvo

   окозами́люванняokozamýljuvannja

1. It was nothing but eyewash.

   deDas war aber alles nur Augenwischerei.

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