"lead someone down the garden path" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-lead someone down the garden path.ogg [Australia] Forms: leads someone down the garden path [present, singular, third-person], leading someone down the garden path [participle, present], led someone down the garden path [participle, past], led someone down the garden path [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lead<,,led> someone down the garden path}} lead someone down the garden path (third-person singular simple present leads someone down the garden path, present participle leading someone down the garden path, simple past and past participle led someone down the garden path)
  1. Synonym of lead someone up the garden path Synonyms: lead someone up the garden path [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lead_someone_down_the_garden_path-en-verb-NnHFbLUM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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