"draw a red herring across the track" in German to draw a red herring across the track jdn. an der Nase herumführen Detailed translations for "draw a red herring across the track" to draw a red herring across the track to draw a red herring across the track(also: to spoof sb., to lead sb. up/down the garden path, to muck around with sb.) jdn. an der Nase herumführen