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.)
to make someone feel happy or grateful
to choose a longer or more beautiful way to travel
in the testing phase before final release
Refusing to answer a question
to reconsider a decision
to have confidence in your own abilities
