herring Idiom, Proverb
red herring
red herring|herring|red
n. phr. A false scent laid down in order to deceive; a phony or misleading story designed to cause confusion. That story about the president having an affair was a red herring created by the opposition in order to discredit him.herring
herringsee dead as a doornail; red herring.
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