A misleading clue or distraction intended to divert attention from the real issue.
Ложный след или отвлечение, предназначенное для того, чтобы увести внимание от настоящей проблемы. (Lozhnyy sled ili otvlecheniye, prednaznachennoye dlya togo, chtoby uvesti vnimaniye ot nastoyashchey problemy.)
"The new law was just a red herring to distract from the corruption scandal."
"Новый закон был просто отвлечением, чтобы отвлечь внимание от скандала с коррупцией." (Novyy zakon byl prosto otvlecheniyem, chtoby otvlech' vnimaniye ot skandala s korruptsiey.)
Things are more fun or effective with more people involved.
To make the right moves to achieve success.
a way of asking what someone is thinking.
to not pay attention to what is said
to agree on a compromise between two opinions or prices
making a profit; financially stable