to encourage someone to do something or to expect something, especially by lying to them or promising them something that they cannot have
And to Luke, `I'd follow her lead on this, old chap -- she sees these things more clearly...' te 12
As he stepped into his car, he promised to get in touch with Nancy as soon as he had a lead on her stolen convertible.
I hope he’s not just leading her on, because I’d hate to see her look foolish.
Sometimes - quite often, really - I thought about Eric, and that would lead on to thinking about Thea.
You mentioned over lunch that you might have a lead on them.
leads on
leading on
led on
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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