type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
arde Idiom, Proverb
down the garden path
(See lead you down the garden path)
lead you down the garden path
tell you a false story, give you a line He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.
the bigger they are the harder they fall
we can beat the big guys, big players fall harder, mind over matter """Look at all their big players!"" ""Don't worry. The bigger they are, the harder they fall!"""
bearded clam
the female genitals, inclusive of pubic hair
common or garden
ordinary, plain
lead sb down the garden path
Idiom(s): lead sb down the garden path
Theme: DECEPTION
to deceive someone. • Now, be honest with me. Don't lead me down the garden path. • That cheater really led her down the garden path.
Everything in the garden is rosy.
Everything is satisfactory.
Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
Nothing is achieved without effort.
Gardening leave
(UK) If someone is paid for a period when they are not working, either after they have given in their notice or when they are being investigated, they are on gardening leave.
Lead someone up the garden path
If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. 'Lead someone down the garden path' is also used.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
This idiom means that the more powerful have more to lose, so when they suffer something bad, it is worse for them.
garden apartment|apartment|garden
n. An apartment with a garden near it. The couple live in a garden apartment.
bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
bigger they come, the harder they fall, the Persons in important positions lose more when they fail, as in Impeaching a President is very painful—the bigger they come, the harder they fall. This expression is believed to come from boxing and gained currency when boxer Robert Fitzsimmons used it in a 1902 newspaper interview before fighting the much heavier James J. Jeffries. It was probably derived from similar adages, such as “The bigger the tree, the harder she falls.”
garden variety Ordinary, common, as in I don't want anything special in a VCR—the garden variety will do. This term alludes to a common plant as opposed to a specially bred hybrid. [Colloquial; 1920]
harden one's heart
harden one's heart Feel no sympathy for, as in We can't afford to give them more; we'll just have to harden our hearts when they ask. [Late 1300s]
lead down the garden path
lead down the garden path Also, lead up the garden path. Deceive someone. For example, Bill had quite different ideas from Tom about their new investment strategy; he was leading him down the garden path. This expression presumably alludes to the garden path as an intentional detour. [Early 1900s] Also see lead on.
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