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garden path

[gahr-dn-path, -pahth] / ˈgɑr dnˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /


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He's leading us all down a garden path and deep down, I reckon he knows it too.

From BBC ● May 29, 2025

I love being hoodwinked, led up the garden path, dazzled by red herrings and then awed into submission by an ingenious finale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

He paid a company to erect a raised, square, demountable studio at the end of a garden path.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022

Potted mums look stunning hanging from a porch hook or lining a garden path.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2021

Aunt Kitty was behind them on the garden path, there in her role as the faithful Madam Imbert.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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