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red herring |
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a red herring something that takes people's attention away from the main subject being talked or written about. About halfway through the book it looked as though the butler was the murderer, but that turned out to be a red herring. See also: red |
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Huxtable, it would be well to allow the people in your neighbourhood to imagine that the inquiry is still going on in Liverpool, or wherever else that red herring led your pack. "Mamma," said Rosamond, "when Fred comes down I wish you would not let him have red herrings. He asked this member of the fraternity (who had two red herrings in his hand, and a loaf and a blacking brush under his arm), where was the nearest place to get a cup of coffee at. |
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red herring
