DRAW A RED HERRING ACROSS THE TRACK

Meaning of DRAW A RED HERRING ACROSS THE TRACK in English

confuse or confound others, trick others

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RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
HERRING — Either the Atlantic or the Pacific subspecies of Clupea harengus (once considered two separate species), slab-sided, northern fishes that are …
Английский словарь Британика
TRACK — I. ˈtrak noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English trak, from Middle French trac, perhaps of Germanic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; also archaic or nonstandard drawed ˈdrȯd ; drawn ˈdrȯn ; drawing ˈdrȯiŋ ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROSS — I. əˈkrȯs also -äs adverb Etymology: Middle English acrois, acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in, on (from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERRING — ˈheriŋ, -rēŋ noun ( plural herring or herrings ) Etymology: Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HERRING — (n.) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English …
Английский словарь Webster
ACROSS — (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
Английский словарь Webster
ACROSS — (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge …
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HERRING — ( n. ) One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRACK — — trackable , adj. — trackability , n. — tracker , n. /trak/ , n. 1. a structure consisting of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
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HERRING — — herringlike , adj. /her"ing/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) herring , ( esp. referring to two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAW — — drawable , adj. /draw/ , v. , drew, drawn, drawing , n. v.t. 1. to cause to move in …
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ACROSS — /euh kraws", euh kros"/ , prep. 1. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. 2. …
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TRACK — I. ˈtrak noun Etymology: Middle English trak, from Middle French trac Date: 15th century 1. a. : detectable evidence (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAW — I. ˈdrȯ verb ( drew ˈdrü ; drawn ˈdrȯn, ˈdrän ; draw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English drawen, dragen, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACROSS — I. ə-ˈkrȯs, chiefly dialect -ˈkrȯst adverb Etymology: Middle English acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in (from Latin in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HERRING — noun ( plural herring or herrings ) Etymology: Middle English hering, from Old English hǣring; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRACK — noun a road; a beaten path. 2. track ·noun a tract or area, as of land. 3. track ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
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HERRING — noun one of various species of fishes of the genus clupea, and allied genera, ·esp. the common round or english …
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DRAW
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ACROSS — adv obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. 2. across ·adv from side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. 3. across …
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HERRING — [her.ring] n, pl herring or herrings [ME hering, fr. OE haering; akin to OHG harinc herring] (bef. 12c) 1: either …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAW — [draw] vb drew ; drawn ; draw.ing [ME drawen, dragen, fr. OE dragan; akin to ON draga to draw, drag] …
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ACROSS — [across] adv [ME acros, fr. AF an crois, fr. an in (fr. L in) + crois cross, fr. L crux] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HERRING — species of slab-sided, northern fish belonging to the family Clupeidae (order Clupeiformes). The name herring refers to either the Atlantic …
Britannica English vocabulary
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HERRING — herring, H\~ BrE AmE ˈher ɪŋ ▷ herring|s z ▶ ˈ herring gull BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRACK — / træk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ROUGH PATH 1. [ C ] a rough path or road, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERRING — / ˈherɪŋ; NAmE / noun ( pl. her·ring or her·rings ) [ U , C ] a N Atlantic fish …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — / drɔː; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( drew / druː; NAmE / drawn / drɔːn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — / əˈkrɒs; NAmE əˈkrɔːs/ adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of across in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRACK — I. track 1 S2 W2 /træk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: trac ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HERRING — her ‧ ring /ˈherɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural herrings or herring ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAW — I. draw 1 S1 W1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn /drɔːn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACROSS — a ‧ cross S1 W1 /əˈkrɒs $ əˈkrɒːs/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRACK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRACK — n. & v. n. 1 a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HERRING — n. a n. Atlantic fish, Clupea harengus, coming near the coast in large shoals to spawn. herring-gull a large gull, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRAW — v. & n. v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1 tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACROSS — prep. & adv. prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRACK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a mark or marks left by a person, animal, or thing in passing. …
Oxford English vocab
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
HERRING — n. a N. Atlantic fish, Clupea harengus, coming near the coast in large shoals to spawn. Phrases and idioms: herring-gull …
Oxford English vocab
DRAW — v. & n. --v. (past drew; past part. drawn) 1. tr. pull or cause to move towards or after one. …
Oxford English vocab
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Oxford English vocab
TRACK — ( tracks, tracking, tracked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A track …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERRING — ( herring, or herrings) A herring is a long silver-coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea. N-VAR …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAW — ( draws, drawing, drew, drawn) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERRING — (~, or ~s) A ~ is a long silver-coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea. N-VAR • …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TRACK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a course/track record (= the best score for a particular golf course or time …
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