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led someone up the garden path

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

Meaning of lead someone up the garden path

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone.
    • "You're a pair of conspiring females," he growled. "A fine couple of contriving minxes! You've even led my Peterkin up the garden path."1969, Erich Kästner, translated by Cyrus Brooks, Lottie and Lisa, New York, N.Y.: Knopf, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    lead someone down the garden path, lead someone up the garden

Questions about led someone up the garden path

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

Words near led someone up the garden path in the dictionary

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

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