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English expressions using the word "red"

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1) Red herring (idiom): A red herring is an idiom referring to a device which intends to divert the audience from the truth or an item of significance.
 
        2) Red-light district: A red-light district is a neighborhood or a part of a neighborhood where businesses connected to the sex industry (sex shops, strip clubs, adult theaters etc) exist.
 

 


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