The Only Use
red herring
in
Wuthering Heights
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- 'But I don't like the carving-knife, Mr. Hindley,' I answered; 'it has been cutting red herrings.†
p. 52.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(red herring as in: distracted with a red herring) a diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)