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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aarthi	-	Tamil
Pansy	PAN-zee	English
Annabella	ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, English (Modern)
Amen	AH-mun (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Anglicized)
Ness (2)	NES	English
Flaviana	flah-VYAH-nah (Italian)	Ancient Roman, Italian