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led someone down the garden path

led someone down the garden path is the simple past and past participle of lead someone down the garden path.

Meaning of lead someone down the garden path

Verb

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.
    • They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care.

Questions about led someone down the garden path

What is led someone down the garden path the simple past and past participle of?
Led someone down the garden path is the simple past and past participle of lead someone down the garden path.

Words near led someone down the garden path in the dictionary

  1. led in
  2. led nowhere
  3. led off
  4. led on
  5. led out
  6. led someone down the garden path
  7. led someone up the garden path
  8. led the charge
  9. led the line
  10. led the way
  11. led through

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