Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken someone down the garden path

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en -some-one -down the -gar-den -path
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
8
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does taken someone down the garden path mean?
past participle of take someone down the garden path

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