Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lead someone down the garden path

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
lead- -some-one -down the -gar-den -path
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
8
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

leads someone down the garden path (present, singular) leading someone down the garden path (participle, present) led someone down the garden path (participle, past) led someone down the garden path (past)

Synonyms

lead someone up the garden path

Questions

What does lead someone down the garden path mean?
Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

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