shut out the sky with one hand—hoodwink public opinion; hoodwink the public (/people); pull the wool over the eyes of the people concerned;hide the truth from the masses
❍ 咱们也不能～，一手盖地啊！ (袁静《新儿女英雄传》142)I can’t cover the sky with one hand and the earth with the other.
一手遮天
shut out the heavens with one palm—abuse one’s power to hide the truth;hoodwink the public
一手遮天yī shǒu zhē tiān
一只手就把天给挡住了。形容仗势欺人。hoodwink the public, pull the wool over the eyes of the public, hind the truth from the masses