lead smb. up the garden

lead smb. up the garden: разг.

(lead smb. up the garden (path))

1) увлекать, завлекать кого-л

‘What has'e [= has he] done then?’ - went on Leffie, inexorably - ‘led you up the garden path and then... left you?’ (N. Coward, ‘Collected Short Stories’, ‘Ashes of Roses’) — - что же сделал этот молодой человек? - сурово продолжала допрашивать Леффи. - Увлек тебя, а затем... бросил?

2) вводить кого-л. в заблуждение; ≈ водить кого-л. за нос

‘Now look here,’ said Mr. Crawley... ‘you've been trying to lead me up the garden. You told me you weren't a doctor.’ (M. Dickens, ‘Thursday Afternoons’, ch. V) — - Послушайте, - сказал мистер Кроули... - Вы, по-моему, водите меня за нос. Вы ведь сказали мне, что вы не врач.

You've led me up the garden path good and proper... (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. X) — Купил ты меня в лучшем виде, вот что...

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