- lead someone astray
- 1) to make someone behave badly
She accused his friends of leading him astray.
2) to make someone believe something that is not trueYou have deliberately led us astray.
English dictionary. 2014.
lead someone astray
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lead (someone) astray — 1. to influence someone in a negative way. Parents always worry that certain friends will lead their children astray. 2. to cause someone to make a mistake. The police were led astray by some false information. Related vocabulary: go astray … New idioms dictionary
lead someone astray — cause someone to act or think foolishly or wrongly. → lead … English new terms dictionary
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lead — I BEING AHEAD OR TAKING SOMEONE SOMEWHERE ♦ leads, leading, led (Pronounced [[t]li͟ːd[/t]] in lead 1, and [[t]le̱d[/t]] in lead 2.) 1) VERB If you lead a group of moving people, you walk or ride in front of them. [V n] John Major and the Duke of… … English dictionary
lead — lead1 [li:d] verb (past and past participle led) 1》 cause (a person or animal) to go with one by drawing them along. ↘show (someone) the way to a destination by preceding or accompanying them. ↘(lead someone on) deceive someone into… … English new terms dictionary
astray — a|stray [ ə streı ] adverb go astray 1. ) to become lost or go to the wrong place 2. ) to go wrong or do something wrong lead someone astray 1. ) to make someone behave badly 2. ) to make someone believe something that is not true … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
astray — UK [əˈstreɪ] / US adverb go astray lead someone astray … English dictionary
lead — lead1 W1S1 [li:d] v past tense and past participle led [led] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take somebody somewhere)¦ 2¦(go in front)¦ 3¦(be in charge)¦ 4¦(cause something to happen)¦ 5¦(cause somebody to believe something)¦ 6¦(influence)¦ 7¦(be more successful)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lead — 1 /li:d/ verb past tense and past participle led /led/ GO SOMEWHERE 1 GO IN FRONT (I, T) to go in front of a group of people or vehicles: You lead and we ll follow. | A truck with a jazz band on it was leading the parade. | a procession led by a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lead astray — verb 1. teach immoral behavior to It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits • Syn: ↑lead off • Hypernyms: ↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑demoralize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
