Window dressing is arranging products in a store window to make them look nice and appealing.

Window dressing.

Ana, I just invested in this great new company, and you should, too.

It's a sure thing, and look at all the free stuff you get.

You should be careful, Jonathan.

All that free stuff could just be window dressing away.

The stock is doing great, you know.

It's down five points from yesterday.

Well, at least you got a free bag and a hat.

Window dressing is meant to attract customers.

That's OK for a store, But in daily life, window dressing makes something seem better than it really is.

As you might expect, we mostly used this expression in a critical way, and that's English in a minute.