Meanings
verblead someone a dance (third-person singular simple present leads someone a dance, present participle leading someone a dance, simple past and past participle led someone a dance)
present singular third person leads someone a dance · participle present leading someone a dance · participle past led someone a dance · past led someone a dance
- To waste somebody's time in an elaborately circuitous manner.
Origin
Clipped version of lead someone on a merry dance.
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APA
lead someone a dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20a%20dance
MLA
“lead someone a dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20a%20dance. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead someone a dance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20a%20dance.
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