Also,
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.
lead down the garden path
| Idioms: lead down the garden path |
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- Damaged Goods (1914 Drama Film)
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