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Billingsgate pheasant

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Japanese Meaning
(スラング)誤った手がかり、つまり注意をそらすための偽りの情報や証拠。 / (スラング)(red herring と bloater の意味として)、議論を混乱させたり誤誘導するためのもの。
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探偵は、その匿名の密告を、捜査の注意をそらすための目くらまし(偽の手がかり)だとして却下した。

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(slang) A red herring or bloater.

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Billingsgate pheasant

The detective dismissed the anonymous tip as a Billingsgate pheasant meant to throw the investigation off course.

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The detective dismissed the anonymous tip as a Billingsgate pheasant meant to throw the investigation off course.

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