wrong scent, on the
On a false trail or track, as in He managed to put the police on the wrong scent and got away. This term alludes to hunting with hounds. [c. 1600]
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wrong fount, wrongful, wrongful death, wrongheaded, wrong number, wrong scent, on the, wrong side of someone, wrong side of the tracks, wrong 'un, Wronskian, wrote
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