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1 to lead someone up the garden path
to lead someone up the garden pathfig levar alguém no bico.English-Portuguese dictionary > to lead someone up the garden path
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2 garden
1. noun(a piece of ground on which flowers, vegetables etc are grown: a small garden at the front of the house; ( also adjective) a garden slug.) jardim2. verb(to work in a garden, usually as a hobby: The old lady does not garden much.) fazer jardinagem- gardener- gardening
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- garden party* * *gar.den[g'a:dən] n 1 jardim, quintal, horta. 2 parque, horto, lugar de recreio ou de passeio. 3 região fértil ou bem-cultivada. • vt+vi cuidar de ou trabalhar em jardim, ajardinar, jardinar. • adj 1 de ou relativo a jardim, horta ou quintal. 2 comum, ordinário, do prado. everything in the garden is lovely tudo está bem. hanging garden jardim suspenso. market garden mercado, feira que vende legumes, frutas. to lead someone up the garden path fig levar alguém no bico.
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lead someone up the garden path — (informal) DECEIVE, mislead, delude, hoodwink, dupe, trick, entrap, beguile, take in, fool, pull the wool over someone s eyes, gull; informal con, pull a fast one on, string along, take for a ride, put one over on. → garden * * * lead someone up… … Useful english dictionary
lead someone down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… … New idioms dictionary
lead someone up the garden path — If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used … The small dictionary of idiomes
lead someone up the garden path — lead (someone) up the garden path British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to deceive someone. We were led up the garden path about the cost of the building work it turned out really expensive … New idioms dictionary
lead someone up the garden path — If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Lead someone up the garden path — If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used … Dictionary of English idioms
lead someone down the garden path — verb To deceive, hoodwink They all have been leading us down the garden path about health care … Wiktionary
lead down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… … New idioms dictionary
lead up the garden path — lead (someone) up the garden path British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to deceive someone. We were led up the garden path about the cost of the building work it turned out really expensive … New idioms dictionary
lead someone down/up the garden path — see ↑lead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑garden lead someone down/up the garden path informal : to deceive someone : to cause someone to go, think, or proceed wrongly He believes the average consumer is being led down the garden path by the promises in… … Useful english dictionary
lead someone up (or down) the garden path — informal give someone misleading clues or signals. → lead … English new terms dictionary
