lead someone a dance in English

Forms: leads someone a dance [present, singular, third-person], leading someone a dance [participle, present], led someone a dance [participle, past], led someone a dance [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance. Head templates: {{en-verb|lead<,,led> someone a dance}} lead someone a dance (third-person singular simple present leads someone a dance, present participle leading someone a dance, simple past and past participle led someone a dance)

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  "etymology_text": "Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leads someone a dance",
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        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leading someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "lead<,,led> someone a dance"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "merry dance"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lead someone a dance"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leads someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leading someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "led someone a dance",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "lead<,,led> someone a dance"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      "glosses": [
        "To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner."
      ],
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        [
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          "waste time"
        ],
        [
          "circuitous",
          "circuitous"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lead someone a dance"
}

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"lead someone a dance" meaning in English

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