Lead up the garden path?

kanie · Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:16 pm *Lead up the garden path?*

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", question 5

He led her up the garden ..........

(a) path
(b) lane
(c) street
(d) road

Test No. incompl/inter-15 "Popular Idioms (2) Garden", answer 5

He led her up the garden path.

Correct answer: (a) path

Your answer was: incorrect
He led her up the garden road.
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why "path" not "road" what does it mean?

Torsten · Wed Nov 10, 2004 12:45 pm *Lead them up the garden path*

To leave someone up the garden path is an idom and it means to mislead or deceive someone deliberately.
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miglena · Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:49 am *Lead up the garden path?*

hi,Torsten.so the expression is to leave someone up the garden or to lead? Question

Mister Micawber · Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:53 am *Lead up the garden path?*

Lead. Torsten was merely typing quickly in order to be able to answer all of the questions here.
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Torsten · Fri Oct 07, 2005 15:15 pm *Lead up the garden*

Exactly. Thanks MM.
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