be on the scent
1The Scent of Rain in the Balkans —   Author(s) Gordana Kuić …
2The Scent of Green Papaya — Directed by Tran Anh Hung Produced by Christophe Rossignon Written by …
3The Scent Hotel — (Бопхут,Таиланд) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 58/1 M. 4, T. Bophut, Ba …
4(the) scent of something — the scent of something phrase a feeling that a new situation is going to happen the scent of victory (=the feeling that you are going to be successful): The scent of victory was in the air. Thesaurus: signs of how things are or what may happen in …
5The Scent of the Night — Infobox Book | name = The Scent of the Night title orig = L odore della notte translator = Stephen Sartarelli image caption = author = Andrea Camilleri cover artist = country = Italy, Sicily language = Italian/Sicilian series = Inspector Salvo… …
6the scent of something — a feeling that a new situation is going to happen the scent of victory (= the feeling that you are going to be successful): The scent of victory was in the air …
7throw off the scent — throw (someone) off the scent to give someone false or confusing information so that they will not discover something. The police were thrown off the scent for a while by two of the witnesses, who were found later to be lying. Etymology: based on …
8throw off the scent — throw/put someone/off the scent phrase to do something to try to prevent someone from discovering the truth Detectives were thrown off the scent after evidence was destroyed. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the… …
9someone off the scent — To mislead someone ● scent …
10throw off the scent — {v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. * /The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff s men off the scent./ Syn.: THROW OFF(2) …
