lead someone down the garden path

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Definition of lead someone down the garden path in English English dictionary

To deceive, hoodwink

'It was thought that the early origins of the idiom was founded on the tendency for one village to marry off their unsuccessful brides to unknowing bachelors. The superstition of the groom not being able to see his veiled bride until the marriage proclamation had been made was widely practiced. To that end the bride remained veiled throughout the ceremony. When the veil was lifted, the groom would learn that he had been married to a stranger. Many ceremonies took place in private gardens and as such the tendency to deceive with intent had evolved to the idiom of leading someone down the garden path.'.

Hyphenation

lead some·one Down the gar·den path

Turkish pronunciation

lid sʌmwʌn daun dhi gärdın päth

Pronunciation

/ˈlēd ˈsəmˌwən ˈdoun ᴛʜē ˈgärdən ˈpaᴛʜ/ /ˈliːd ˈsʌmˌwʌn ˈdaʊn ðiː ˈɡɑːrdən ˈpæθ/