lead down garden path

Deceive. The path to which the phrase refers meant an intentional detour, so to escort someone down it was to mislead a person who relied on your honesty.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dagney	-	Various
Stein	[stain]
Marta	MAHR-tah (Spanish, Italian, Polish, Czech)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Bulg
Arethousa	-	Greek Mythology
Asgeir	-	Norwegian
Seumas	-	Scottish