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Leading astray   /lˈidɪŋ əstrˈeɪ/   Listen
Leading astray

noun
1.
The act of enticing others into sinful ways.  Synonym: leading off.






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"Leading astray" Quotes from Famous Books



... myself up from the middle of the street after he grabbed me there was a crack in the top of my skull which didn't get well for three months. That's all I've got to say about it, but I want to add this: If that fellow Slippery Al, who says killing ain't in his line, but leading astray is, wants to bring Nick Carter my way, and will fetch him along so as I can get him foul, I'll fix him for keeps, and ...
— A Woman at Bay - A Fiend in Skirts • Nicholas Carter



Words linked to "Leading astray" :   enticement, temptation, leading off



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