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 'un,
wrong end of the stick, the,
wrong font,
wrong fount,
wrong number,
wrong scent, on the,
wrong side of someone,
wrong side of the tracks,
wrong-foot,
wrong-headed,
wrongdoer