throw off the trail: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Globalneutral
  • To cause a person or animal following a path or scent to lose that path or scent; to mislead a tracker.

  Examples

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  • The hiker threw off the trail markers to confuse any trackers who might follow.

    El excursionista desvió las marcas del sendero para confundir a cualquier rastreador que pudiera seguirlo.

  • During the hunt, the dog was thrown off the trail by the strong scent of another animal.

    Durante la cacería, el perro perdió el rastro debido al fuerte olor de otro animal.

  • They will throw off the trail by doubling back and crossing the river at night.

    Desviarán el camino regresando sobre sus pasos y cruzando el río de noche.

  • If you throw off the trail here, it will be much harder to find your way back to camp.

    Si te sales del sendero aquí, será mucho más difícil regresar al campamento.

• 2.

  Globalneutralinformal
  • To divert or mislead someone from the correct course of investigation, argument, or pursuit; to distract from the true issue or direction.

  Examples

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  • The lawyer tried to throw off the trail by introducing irrelevant details to the case.

    El abogado intentó despistar introduciendo detalles irrelevantes en el caso.

  • I was thrown off the trail by his contradictory statements during the investigation.

    Me confundieron sus declaraciones contradictorias durante la investigación.

  • Can the opposition throw off the trail by spreading misinformation about the project?

    ¿Puede la oposición despistar difundiendo información falsa sobre el proyecto?