Idioms for garden
lead up/down the garden path,
to deceive or mislead in an enticing way; lead on; delude: The voters had been led up the garden path too often to take a candidate's promises seriously.
Origin of garden
1300–50; Middle English
gardin < Old North French
gardin, Old French
jardin < Germanic; compare Old High German
gartin-, German
Garten,
yard2
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Definition for garden (2 of 2)
Garden
[ gahr-dn ]
/ ˈgɑr dn /
noun
Alexander,1730?–91,
U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
Mary,1877–1967,
U.S. soprano.
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British Dictionary definitions for garden
garden
/ (ˈɡɑːdən) /
noun
adjective
common or garden informal
ordinary; unexceptional
verb
to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)
Derived forms of garden
gardenless, adjective garden-like, adjectiveWord Origin for garden
C14: from Old French
gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
gart enclosure; see
yard ² (sense 1)
Idioms and Phrases with garden
garden