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throw off the scent

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throw someone off the scent
to give someone false or confusing information so that they will not discover something. The police were thrown off the scent for a while by two of the witnesses, who were found later to be lying.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of throw a dog off the scent (= to cause a dog to lose the smell that leads it to a person or animal)
See also: scent, throw

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