B2🐺 Animals
Essere un'aringa affumicata
A false lead or distraction (a red herring)
Literal Translation
"To be a smoked herring"
What it means
A false lead or distraction (a red herring)
Example in context
"Quella pista era un'aringa affumicata: ci ha fatto perdere tempo."
"That lead was a red herring — it wasted our time."
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