Definition
这是一个固定短语（成语），字面意思是‘装扮成神仙和鬼怪’，实际用来批评某人故意制造神秘感、故弄玄虚，让人摸不着头脑，或者把事情搞得很复杂。常用于形容那些用夸张、神秘的手段欺骗或迷惑他人的行为。
f.e.
to deliberately mystify or deceive by creating an air of mysteryto make a simple thing seem complicated or supernatural
Examples
- 装神弄鬼，。Tā zǒng xǐhuan zhuāng shén nòng guǐ, bǎ jiǎndān de shì shuō de tèbié xuánhu.He always likes to be deliberately mystifying, making simple things sound especially mysterious.
- 装神弄鬼，。Bié xìn nàxiē zhuāng shén nòng guǐ de piànzi, tāmen jiùshì xiǎng yào nǐ de qián.Don't believe those mystifying swindlers; they just want your money.
- ，装神弄鬼，。Zhège bàogào běnlái hěn qīngchu, bèi tā zhuāng shén nòng guǐ de gǎi le yí dà duī, fǎn'ér kàn bù dǒng le.This report was originally very clear, but he mystified it by making a bunch of changes, making it incomprehensible.
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