Dedicated to Estim and Lege Artis BDM
What would happen if somebody led you up the garden path? Take you for a walk around their flower beds maybe?
Unfortunately not. This idiom means to provide false information or mislead you, usually, in a way that wastes your time.
I thought he was serious about the project but he led us right up the garden path!
Well, if you want to make a real garden path, here's how!