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2021-12-05 05:12
Throw (one) off the scent phrase
To give someone false information to prevent them from discovering the truth
Why did you throw me off the scent?
I tried to throw him off the scent many times, but he never got tricked.
It means people are easily deceived or misled, which makes them the main source of income for others.
To deceive one.
To distract someone from their objective, stream of thoughts, or a sequence of events.
If you say that you tell a (little) white lie, you mean that you tell a harmless line in order to be polite and avoid making someone upset.
If you “take one for a sleigh ride”, you deceive or mislead them.
The verb "throw" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
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