lead on
To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He is just leading you on because he likes the attention.”
“She realized he was leading her on when she saw him out with someone else.”
“By offering false promises of a promotion, the manager led on his employees for months before finally admitting the company was failing.”
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all roads lead to Rome
Different paths can take one to the same goal.
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get the lead out
To go faster; to hurry up.
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lead by the nose
To cause to follow blindly.
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lead foot
A habit of driving fast.
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lead nowhere
to have no purpose, to result in nothing.
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lead someone to the altar
To get married to someone.
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lead someone up the garden path
To deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone.
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lead the line
To play as centre forward.
Last updated August 10, 2026