lead someone up the garden path

Verb

Meaning

lead someone up the garden path (third-person singular simple present leads someone up the garden path, present participle leading someone up the garden path, simple past and past participle led someone up the garden path)

(idiomatic) To deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone.
Synonyms: lead someone down the garden path, lead someone up the garden

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