Pronunciation: /lid ˈsʌmbɑdi ʌp/daʊn ðə ˈɡɑrdən pæθ/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I don't trust him, I think he might lead somebody up the garden path.
A2 She was led down the garden path by her so-called friend.
B1 The salesman tried to lead me up the garden path with false promises.
B2 I realized too late that he had been leading me down the garden path with his smooth talk.
C1 She was skilled at leading others up the garden path with her clever manipulation tactics.
C2 The politician's deceptive tactics led many people down the garden path during the election campaign.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 She led me up the garden path by promising me a job that didn't exist.
A2 The salesman led us down the garden path with false claims about the product.
B1 He was led up the garden path by his friends who convinced him to invest in a risky business.
B2 The company's CEO led investors down the garden path by hiding financial losses.
C1 The politician led the public up the garden path with promises he knew he couldn't keep.
C2 The con artist led the wealthy couple down the garden path with a sophisticated investment scheme.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 He led me up the garden path by promising me a job that didn't exist.
A2 Don't let anyone lead you down the garden path with false promises.
B1 The salesman tried to lead us up the garden path with his smooth talking.
B2 She realized too late that he had been leading her down the garden path with his lies.
C1 The politician was skilled at leading the public up the garden path with his empty promises.
C2 The con artist had a talent for leading unsuspecting victims down the garden path with his elaborate schemes.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun
A1 She led me up the garden path by promising me a delicious dessert, but it turned out to be just a plain cookie.
A2 He was led down the garden path by his so-called friend who convinced him to invest in a fake business.
B1 The salesman led the customer up the garden path with false claims about the product's effectiveness.
B2 The politician tried to lead the public down the garden path with promises of lower taxes, but their true intentions were soon revealed.
C1 The con artist was skilled at leading unsuspecting victims up the garden path with elaborate schemes to steal their money.
C2 The master manipulator had a way of leading people down the garden path with carefully crafted lies and deceit to achieve their own agenda.
formal The salesman tried to lead the customer up the garden path with false promises.
informal Don't let him lead you up the garden path with his smooth talk.
slang She's just leading you down the garden path, don't believe a word she says.
figurative The politician led the public down the garden path with his empty promises.
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