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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare English lead someone up the garden path.

Verb

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om de tuin leiden

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to hoodwink, deceive
    Synonyms: beetnemen, bij de neus nemen, foppen, in de maling nemen, tuk hebben, voor de gek houden

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