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To mislead someone with lies

To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

Lead down the garden path

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

Behave as though sexually attracted to someone, but playfully rather than with serious intentions

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in

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Verb

To mislead someone with lies

put one over on

take for a ride

lead up the garden path

pull a fast one on

pull a swifty on

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

take to the cleaners

lead one down the garden path

pull the wool over one's eyes

take advantage of

whet the appetite of

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead up garden path

give the wrong impression

give wrong information to

propagandize^US

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give someone a bum steer

put up smoke screen

put on false front

sweep off one's feet

take someone for a ride

bait and switch

propagandise^UK

pull someone's leg

play a trick on

lead down the garden path

pull wool over eyes

take someone in

have someone on

get the better of

pull a fast one

make a sucker of

play a prank on

play a practical joke on

play games with

send on a wild-goose chase

give the runaround

draw one's attention

exert a pull on

catch someone's eye

exert influence on

make a hit with

lay it on thick

put someone up to something

give the come-on to

play for a sucker

make your mouth water

dangle something

make mouth water

fly in the face of

turn one's head

dangle a carrot in front of

take to cleaners

outmanoeuvre^UK

do the dirty on

sell down the river

stab in the back

steal a march on

pull somebody's leg

sell a bill of goods to

break faith with

put one over on someone

pull a fast one on someone

sell a bill of goods

run rings round

be cleverer than

make rings round

do someone in the eye

make a monkey of

make somebody look an idiot

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

sell someone down the river

slip something over on

make a fool of somebody

lead somebody down the garden path

go one better than

take to the cleaner's

break the rules

be unfaithful to

play for a fool

twist around your little finger

string someone along

rub the right way

play fast and loose with

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

break your word

break one's word

find a way round

pass yourself off as

be hypocritical

yank somebody's chain

play someone false

fail to satisfy

fall short of expectations

be economical with the truth

not speak the truth

perjure yourself

make up a story

forswear oneself

bear false witness

say something untrue

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

tell a falsehood

stretch the truth

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

forswear yourself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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“Moreover, he is all too willing to induce and lead on his victims until they become hopelessly ensnared and turn in desperation to other criminal activities.”

Verb

To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

keep hanging on

make mouth water

keep someone hanging on

make someone's mouth water

take the piss out of

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

pull someone's leg

make a monkey of

take the mickey out of

poke mullock at

give a hard time

lead somebody on

pull somebody's leg

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Verb

Lead down the garden path

lead down the garden path

Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

give a hard time

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

pull someone's leg

take the piss out of

make a monkey of

take the mickey out of

poke mullock at

lead somebody on

pull somebody's leg

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Verb

Behave as though sexually attracted to someone, but playfully rather than with serious intentions

make advances at

make romantic advances to

give the come-on to

make sheep's eyes at

behave flirtatiously

make overtures to

make advances to

pay addresses to

seek the hand of

seek the company of

set your cap at

track square with

pay your addresses to

pop the question

ask in marriage

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Verb

To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way

give someone a kick

get someone going

give someone a thrill

give pleasure to

give someone a charge

sweep off one's feet

turn someone on

do it for someone

fire with enthusiasm

make someone feel sexy

float someone's boat

tickle someone's fancy

light someone's fire

be of interest to

draw one's attention

put under a spell

light a fire under

whet the appetite of

sexually arouse

arouse sexually

make your head spin

go to your head

be interesting to

make an impression on

catch the eye of

hold spellbound

interest greatly

make feel sexually excited

make someone feel sexually excited

catch one's eye

take your breath away

take one's breath away

be attractive to

arouse one's curiosity

engage one's attention

capture one's imagination

whet one's appetite

hold one's attention

make very happy

give someone great pleasure

tickle your fancy

be a source of fascination to

tickle one's fancy

arouse the curiosity of

arouse curiosity

hold the attention of

make somebody laugh

get one's jollies

put a bomb under

give a shot in the arm

exert a pull on

exert influence on

catch someone's eye

make a hit with

knock one's socks off

race one's motor

make mouth water

keep hanging on

make somebody's day

make someone content

make someone glad

make someone feel good

make someone pleased

be agreeable to

make someone's mouth water

keep someone hanging on

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Verb

Cause to become twisted together with or caught in

take into custody

get one's fingers on

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Noun

Sweet-talk

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