Antonyms for lead up garden path


Grammar : Verb
Spell : gahr-dn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr dn


Definition of lead up garden path

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old North French gardin (13c., Modern French jardin), from Vulgar Latin hortus gardinus "enclosed garden," via Frankish *gardo, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz- (cf. Old Frisian garda, Old Saxon gardo, Old High German garto, German Garten "garden," Old English geard "enclosure," see yard (n.1)). Italian giardino, Spanish jardin are from French.
  • Garden-party is by 1843. Garden variety in figurative sense first recorded 1928. To lead someone up the garden path "entice, deceive" is attested by 1925.
  • As in decoy : verb bait, entrap
  • As in delude : verb deceive, fool

Synonyms for lead up garden path

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