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ВЁШАТЬ/ПОВЁСИТЬ (НАВЕШИВАТЬ/НАВЕСИТЬ) ЛАПШУ НА УШИ recent, coll VP subj: human more often impfv ) to (try to) fool, intentionally mislead s.o. by telling him lies, improbable stories

X вешает Y-y лапшу на уши - X dupes (tries to dupe, suckers) Y

X strings Y along X takes Y for a ride (in limited contexts) X takes Y for a sucker (a fool)

Neg Imper не вешай мне лапшу на уши -don't give me that baloney (bull)

that's a bunch of baloney (bull).