om de tuin leiden

Dutch

Etymology

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Compare English lead someone up the garden path.

Verb

om de tuin leiden

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to hoodwink, deceive
    Synonyms: beetnemen, bij de neus nemen, foppen, in de maling nemen, tuk hebben, voor de gek houden

Conjugation

Conjugation of om de tuin leiden: see leiden.
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