lead (someone or something) away
lead (someone or something) away
To guide someone or something in a direction away (from someone or something else). After the judge issued the sentence, the bailiff led the defendant away. I dug a path that would lead the rain water away from the construction site.
See also: away, lead
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
lead someone or something (away) (from someone or something)
to direct or guide someone or something away from someone or something. The officer led the victim's wife away from the accident. The trainer led away the dog from the other animals. We led them away.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
lead
/take down the garden path To mislead or deceive (another).
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- draw away
- draw away from (someone or something)
- drag (someone or something) away from (something)
- deflect
- deflect (something) away from (someone or something)
- deflect away from
- cringe
- cringe away from
- cringe away from (someone or something)
- do away with