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
Hrafn	-	Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Wei	-	Chinese
Atarah	AT-ə-rə (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Yevpraksiya	-	Russian
Nana	[nænə]
Delano	DEL-ə-no	English