lead down a garden path
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lead down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… … New idioms dictionary
lead someone down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… … New idioms dictionary
lead someone up (or down) the garden path — informal give someone misleading clues or signals. → lead … English new terms dictionary
lead somebody down the garden path — lead sb up/down the garden ˈpath idiom to make sb believe sth which is not true Main entry: ↑leadidiom … Useful english dictionary
lead someone down the garden path — verb To deceive, hoodwink They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care … Wiktionary
down the garden path — See lead you down the garden path … English idioms
lead you down the garden path — tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path … English idioms
lead one down the garden path — also lead one up the garden path phrasal hoodwink, deceive … New Collegiate Dictionary
garden path — noun A sentence that is easily incorrectly parsed on a first read, due to ambiguity of a word or words. See Also: lead down a garden path, lead up the garden path … Wiktionary
lead someone down/up the garden path — see ↑lead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑garden lead someone down/up the garden path informal : to deceive someone : to cause someone to go, think, or proceed wrongly He believes the average consumer is being led down the garden path by the promises in… … Useful english dictionary
