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Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance.
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lead someone a dance
Today it means: To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner. Full definition →
Today it means: To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner. Full definition →
Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.