om de tuin leiden
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
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Compare English lead someone up the garden path.
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic, transitive) to hoodwink, deceive
- Synonyms: beetnemen, bij de neus nemen, foppen, in de maling nemen, tuk hebben, voor de gek houden
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of om de tuin leiden: see leiden.