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red herring
a false issue, make a mountain... "She said, ""Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."""
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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.
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red herring
a apocryphal issue, accomplish a mountain... "She said, ""Fluoride is a red herring. It's not important."""
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n. phr. A apocryphal aroma laid down in adjustment to deceive; a affected or ambiguous adventure advised to account confusion.
That adventure about the admiral accepting an activity was a red herring created by the action in adjustment to discredit him.be (as) asleep as a herring
To be definitively, acutely dead. I poked that accumulate with a stick and, yeah, it's as asleep as a herring.Learn more: dead, herring
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