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lead someone on 1. to guide someone onward. We led him on so he could see more of the gardens. Please lead Mary on. There is lots more to see here. 2. and lead someone on to tease someone; to encourage someone's romantic or sexual interest without sincerity. You are just leading me on! It's not fair to continue leading him on. It's easy to lead on teenage boys. See also: lead lead on to continue to lead onward. The guide led on and we followed. Lead on, my friend. We are right behind you! See also: lead lead somebody on to deceive someone in order to get what you want from them She led him on for five months while she was going out with another guy. Related vocabulary: toy with somebodySee also: lead How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lead on, fellow, and take me directly to your master. Every body present could see, now, that Delamayn had been allowed to lead on sufferance--had been dextrously drawn on to put out his whole power--and had then, and not till then, been seriously deprived of the lead. "Ask that of God, my son," said Don Quixote; and do thou lead on where thou wilt, for this time I leave our lodging to thy choice; but reach me here thy hand, and feel with thy finger, and find out how many of my teeth and grinders are missing from this right side of the upper jaw, for it is there I feel the pain. |
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