弄神弄鬼nòng shén nòng guǐmake much ado about devils and ghost; kick up a row that the place is haunted
? 幾年老世翁不在家，這些人就～兒的，鬧的一個人不敢到園里，…… (《紅樓夢》1464) During those years when you were away,these people got up to their tricks pretending the place was haunted so that everybody was afraid to go there. 弄神弄鬼nònɡ shén nònɡ ɡuǐ假裝鬼神蒙騙、恐嚇別人；也比喻暗中搗鬼作弊，耍弄花招。rouse goods and devils, make much ado about devils and ghost |