词组 | lead up the garden path |
释义 | Idiom lead up the garden pathlead (someone) up the garden path British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to deceive someone.We were led up the garden path about the cost of the building work - it turned out really expensive. lead someone down the garden pathand lead someone up the garden pathto deceive someone. Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path. That cheater really led her up the garden path. lead down the garden pathAlso, 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. garden path, to lead up/down theTo deceive, to trick. This expression, often put simply as “up the garden,” originated early in the twentieth century and tends to suggest a romantic or seductive enticement. Often found in popular novels of the 1930s and 1940s, it is less frequently heard today. See also primrose path. |
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