red herring

成語所屬單字herring

red herring — 慣用語

1. a fact, idea, or piece of information that is not important but is deliberately

1.慣用語
釋義

a fact, idea, or piece of information that is not important but is deliberately used to take people's attention away from the real issue

例句

The detective realised the anonymous letter was a red herring meant to delay the investigation.