lead a chase

Also, lead a merry chase or dance . Mislead someone; waste someone's time. For example, Mary refuses to commit herself and is leading John a merry chase, or Harry led us all a dance; we were waiting at the hotel and he'd gone to the movies. [First half of 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dax	DAKS	English
Silas	['sailəs]
Sjef	SHEF	Dutch
Aharon	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Dick	[dik]
Prochoros	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek