How is “blow smoke” used?

In American History X (1998), one line is: “I was just yelling at him for blowing smoke in your face.”

Which movie is “blow smoke” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from American History X (1998).

to try to trick sb or lie to sb, particularly by saying sth is better than it really is

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to try to trick sb or lie to sb, particularly by saying sth is better than it really is
Well, I may have been blowing a little smoke up your ass there, Mary.
I m not trying to blow smoke up your ass but the first time I played the trilogy I was shook

Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9th edition

I was just yelling at him for blowing smoke in your face.

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