Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by Idioms Poster A wild herring What if it turns out to be a wild herring?Keith. A mixed idiom made up fromA red herring, andA wild goose chase. Source of this mixed idiomSent in by Keith. Thanks Keith!!Related IdiomsReal idiom: Red herringMixed idiom: On a red goose chase Post navigationPrevious post: Green slateNext post: Is the Pope a pig?