"lead sb up down the garden path" in German to lead sb. up/down the garden path jdn. an der Nase herumführen Detailed translations for "lead sb up down the garden path" to lead sb. up/down the garden path to lead sb. up/down the garden path(also: to spoof sb., to draw a red herring across the track, to muck around with sb.) jdn. an der Nase herumführen