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put a dog off the scent

put a dog off the scent

to distract a dog from trailing the scent of someone or an animal. The odor of a skunk put the dogs off the scent.
See also: dog, off, put, scent

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sebastian[si:'bæstjən]
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Jordi-Catalan
Gastongas-TAWNFrench
SeongsungKorean
Troy[trɔi]
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