flood-tide (noun) flood tide: rising tide
Sinonime: bamboozle*, bilk,
cajole,
cheat, chicane,
coax, double-cross, dupe, flimflam, fool, hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug,
inveigle,
mislead, rip off, rook, sweet-talk, swindle, trick,
wheedleAntonime: be forthright, be honest