LEAD SOMEONE UP (OR DOWN) THE GARDEN PATH

Meaning of LEAD SOMEONE UP (OR DOWN) THE GARDEN PATH in English

lead someone up ( or down) the garden path

informal

give someone misleading clues or signals.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEAD — I Metallic chemical element , chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, silvery white or grayish, malleable, …
Английский словарь Британика
GARDEN — I Plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, vegetables, or trees are cultivated. The earliest surviving detailed garden plan is …
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATH — I. ˈpa]th, ˈpaa(ə)], ˈpai], ˈpȧ] noun ( plural paths ]thz also ]ths) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pæth, path; …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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GARDEN — I. ˈgärd ə n, ˈgȧd- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart garden, …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
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SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
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GARDEN — (v. i.) To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
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PATH — /path, pahth/ , n. , pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/ . 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by …
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LEAD — lead 1 /leed/ , v. , led, leading , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to …
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GARDEN — — gardenable , adj. — gardenless , adj. — gardenlike , adj. /gahr"dn/ , n. 1. a plot of ground, …
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DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
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SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GARDEN — adj. cultivated in a garden; used in a garden; of or pertaining to a garden; suitable for a garden
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UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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GARDEN — I. ˈgär-d ə n noun Etymology: Middle English gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High …
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DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
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SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
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UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PATH — vi to walk or go. 2. path ·noun a trodden way; a footway. 3. path ·vt to make a path …
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GARDEN — vt to cultivate as a garden. 2. garden ·noun a rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. 3. garden ·vi …
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DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
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SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
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GARDEN — [gar.den] n [ME gardin, fr. ONF, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG gart enclosure--more at yard] (13c) 1 a: a …
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SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GARDEN — garden, G~ BrE AmE ˈɡɑːd ə n AmE ˈɡɑːrd ə n ▷ garden|ed d ▷ garden|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ garden|s z …
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LEAD — I . *lead / liːd; NAmE / verb , noun —see also lead (II) ■ verb ( led , led …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
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PATH — / pɑːθ; NAmE pæθ/ (also path·way ) noun 1. a way or track that is built or is made by …
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GARDEN — / ˈgɑːdn; NAmE ˈgɑːrdn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] ( BrE ) ( NAmE yard ) …
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DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATH — path S2 W2 /pɑːθ $ pæθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural paths /pɑːðz $ pæðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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LEAD — I. lead 1 S1 W1 /liːd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle led /led/) [ Word Family: …
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GARDEN — I. gar ‧ den 1 S1 W1 /ˈɡɑːdn $ ˈɡɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ garden …
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DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
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UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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LEAD — n. & v. --n. 1 Chem. a heavy bluish-grey soft ductile metallic element occurring naturally in galena and used in …
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GARDEN — n. & v. --n. 1 esp. Brit. a piece of ground, usu. partly grassed and adjoining a private house, used …
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DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
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UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAD — n. & v. n. 1 Chem. a heavy bluish-grey soft ductile metallic element occurring naturally in galena and used in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAD
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GARDEN — n. & v. n. 1 esp. Brit. a piece of ground, usu. partly grassed and adjoining a private house, used …
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