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DictionarySeeleadlead down the garden path
lead (one) down the garden pathTo mislead or deceive one. Don't lead me down the garden path—tell me what is really going on here.See also: down, garden, lead, pathlead someone down the garden path and lead someone up the garden pathto deceive someone. Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path. That cheater really led her up the garden path.See also: down, garden, lead, pathlead down the garden pathAlso, lead up the garden path. Deceive someone. For example, Bill had quite different ideas from Tom about their new investment strategy; he was leading him down the garden path . This expression presumably alludes to the garden path as an intentional detour. [Early 1900s] Also see lead on. See also: down, garden, lead, pathgarden path, to lead up/down theTo deceive, to trick. This expression, often put simply as “up the garden,” originated early in the twentieth century and tends to suggest a romantic or seductive enticement. Often found in popular novels of the 1930s and 1940s, it is less frequently heard today. See also primrose path.See also: down, garden, lead, up |