煙に巻かれる（けむにまかれる）
JLPT N1 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Meaning: to be confused/overwhelmed
Example sentences
- うまい話術に煙に巻かれる。 — He gets talked in circles by their clever rhetoric.
- 質問をはぐらかされ、煙に巻かれる。 — His question was dodged, and he was left confused.
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