| 词组 | lead a merry dance |
| 释义 | Idiom lead a merry dancelead (someone) a (merry) dance old-fashioned to confuse someone or to cause problems for them by deceiving them or behaving in a way that they cannot understand.She's led us a merry dance over the plans for the party. lead (one) (on) a merry danceTo waste one's time or cause someone a great deal of confusion through deceitful, manipulative, or inexplicable behavior. You should have just said you weren't interested in investing from the beginning, rather than leading us on a merry dance for three weeks! If someone in whom you are uninterested is pursuing you romantically, do not lead them a merry dance—make your feelings clear from the get go. lead someone a merry danceBRITISHIf someone leads you a merry dance while you are trying to achieve something, they cause a lot of problems for you, often by doing something to trick you. They had led the Irish Government a merry dance for the last seven months. Note: You can also say that someone leads you a dance or leads you a merry chase. I began to court the lady who last year became my second wife. She led me quite a dance, but I never gave up. He was fast becoming a kind of cult figure, always leading the police a merry chase. lead someone a (merry) dancecause someone a great deal of trouble or worry. British 1993 Isidore Okpewho Tides I will be content to lead my friends at the NSS a merry dance if only to get even with them for messing me up the way they did. lead somebody a (merry) ˈdancecause somebody a lot of trouble or worry: Where have you been? You’ve led us a merry dance — we’ve been looking all over for you! |
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