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What is another word for throwing off the scent?

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Present participle for to (attempt) to elude or escape from someone or something

Present participle for to tell an untruth or falsehood

Verb

Present participle for to (attempt) to elude or escape from someone or something

getting shot of

ridding oneself of

getting away from

giving the slip

giving the slip to

slipping away from

steering clear of

slipping through your fingers

seeing the back of

freeing oneself from

getting clear of

getting free from

breaking away from

sneaking away from

getting ahead of

weaseling out of

slipping through the net

weaselling out of

running away from

shuffling out of

giving the runaround

outmanoeuvring^UK

wriggling out of

outmaneuvering^US

finding a way round

staying away from

fighting shy of

keeping clear of

giving a wide berth to

giving a wide berth

keeping one's distance from

paying no attention to

pussyfooting around

turning back on

finding a way out of

slipping through the net of

circumnavigating

keeping out of the way of

skirting around

keeping at arm's length

staying clear of

escaping the clutches of

keeping your distance

leading on a merry chase

extricating oneself from

finding a way around

dispensing with

ducking out of the way of

getting out of the way of

swerving away from

tap dancing around

answering evasively

laying low from

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

turning a blind eye to

turning your back on

cold-shouldering

hemming and hawing

skipping out on

beating around the bush

keeping away from

worming one's way out of

dancing around an issue

having nothing to do with

taking back road

going around the barn

paying little attention to

leaving something undone

losing sight of

lying down on job

playing truant from

letting something slide

cutting someone cold

giving the cold shoulder to

giving someone the brush-off

giving someone the go-by

giving something a miss

short-circuiting

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Verb

Present participle for to tell an untruth or falsehood

misrepresenting

telling a falsehood

telling an untruth

concocting a story

departing from the truth

stretching the truth

stringing along

telling stories

bearing false witness

breaking promise

committing perjury

forswearing oneself

making up a story

not telling the truth

perjuring oneself

putting on the wrong track

saying something untrue

telling untruths

inventing a story

putting up a front

sending on a wild goose chase

telling a terminological inexactitude

telling a white lie

giving the wrong impression

giving someone a bum steer

taking for a ride

leading up the garden path

propagandizing^US

propagandising^UK

doing a number on

pulling one's leg

putting up smoke screen

putting on an act

giving wrong information to

putting one over on

pulling a swifty on

leading down the garden path

pulling a fast one on

putting on false front

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

selling a pup to

stealing a march on

slipping something over on

playing trick on

leading up garden path

double-crossing

taking advantage of

taking to the cleaners

outmaneuvering^US

outmanoeuvring^UK

making a fool of

doing the dirty on

pulling a fast one

selling down the river

getting the better of

running a game on

playing for a sucker

pulling fast one

running rings round

making rings round

stabbing in the back

playing someone false

breaking faith with

doing someone in the eye

selling a bill of goods to

playing games with

playing joke on

taking for ride

taking to cleaners

playing a trick on

pulling wool over

making a sucker of

playing for a fool

pulling someone's leg

doing number on

selling a bill of goods

doing someone dirty

lying under oath

swearing falsely

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

stretching the rules

bending the rules

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

breaking the rules

giving bum steer

pulling strings

twisting around your little finger

making a monkey of

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

sweeping off feet

going one better than

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Nearby Words

throwing of the gauntlet

throwing oneself

throwing oneself down

throwing oneself flat

throwing one's hat in the ring

throwing off balance

throwing mud at

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing money down the drain

throwing money at

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