| 单词 | to lead up the garden |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto lead (a person) up the garden (path) P5. colloquial. to lead (a person) up the garden (path): to lead (a person) on; to entice; to mislead, deceive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [phrase] to blear the eyesc1325 to play mock-holiday with?1558 on a lock1598 to put the change upon (also on) (a person)1658 to play false1680 to draw (pull, spread) the wool over (a person's) eyes1839 to lead (a person) up the garden (path)1923 to pull a fastie1931 to take (someone) for a sleigh ride1931 to pull a swiftie1945 1923 Register (Adelaide) 22 Oct. 10/6 He is a brilliant ground tumbler, and his partner..assists him... She sang, ‘She's leading you up the garden path’, and ‘Oh, John’. 1925 E. Mannin Sounding Brass i. viii They're cheats, that's wot women are! Lead you up the garden and then go snivellin' around 'cos wot's natcheral 'as 'appened to 'em. 1957 I. Murdoch Sandcastle ii. 29 I'm going to lead her up the garden. I've got her thoroughly foxed so far. 1963 Times 29 Jan. 12/6 I made these confessions to lead the police up the garden path. 1993 D. Coward tr. G. de Maupassant Grove of Olives in Mademoiselle Fifi & Other Stories 219 She left out the bit about how she led you up the garden path about who was the father. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Nov. 36 I'm not going to put forward a position now, lead students up the garden path and change my mind later on. < as lemmas |
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