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put (one) off the track put (one) off the trackTo misdirect one away from their pursuit; to steer one's investigation or suspicions in the wrong direction. The mafia accountant managed to put the authorities off the track of the mob's money laundering for years, but they finally caught up with him after an anonymous source tipped them off. That outlier data put me off the track for a while, but I think my research is back on solid ground now.See also: off, put, trackput someone off the track and put someone off the trailto cause someone to lose a trail that is being followed. (See also someone off the scent">put someone off the scent; someone off the track">throw someone off the track.) A distraction put me off the track and I almost got lost in the jungle. I was following an escaped convict and something put me off the trail.See also: off, put, track |