take someone down the garden path

verb

Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

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Meanings

verbtake someone down the garden path (third-person singular simple present takes someone down the garden path, present participle taking someone down the garden path, simple past took someone down the garden path, past participle taken someone down the garden path)

present singular third person takes someone down the garden path · participle present taking someone down the garden path · past took someone down the garden path · participle past taken someone down the garden path

  1. Synonym of lead someone up the garden path.

    Synonyms: lead someone up the garden path

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of lead someone up the garden path.

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APA

take someone down the garden path. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path

MLA

“take someone down the garden path.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take someone down the garden path,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20down%20the%20garden%20path.

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