lead someone down the garden path

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

lead someone down the garden path

verb leads someone down the garden path · leading someone down the garden path · led someone down the garden path

Synonym of lead someone up the garden path. They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care.
Similar: lead someone up the garden path

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"lead someone down the garden path." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lead someone down the garden path. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path

Chicago

"lead someone down the garden path." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path.

BibTeX

@misc{lead_someone_down_the_garden_path_2026,
  title = {lead someone down the garden path},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lead%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}