lead on | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Tomislead, to try to make someonebelievealie.1860December –1861August,Charles Dickens, chapter V, inGreat Expectations[…], volume III, London:Chapman and Hall,[…], published October 1861,→OCLC,page73:"But when I fell into the mistake I have so long remained in, at least youledmeon?" said I. / "Yes," she returned, again nodding steadily, "I let you go on."(in particular)Toencouragewith theillusionof aromanticrelationship.I thought she really loved me but really she was justleadingmeon.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seelead,‎on.

Examples:

EN: Reddington says he has a lead on the brothers.
ES: Reddington dice que tiene un pista de los hermanos.
EN: - We have a lead on Xiaoping Li.
ES: -Tenemos informacion de Xiaoping Li
EN: He intends to find out the truth about Fantômas. Perhaps he will find a lead on the bank messenger who mysteriously disappeared several days ago and is believed to have been murdered.
ES: Acaba de llegar con la intención de descubrir la verdad sobre Fantômas
EN: Listen, I got a lead on that lost society baby.
ES: Escucha, tengo una pista sobre el bebé de la sociedad perdido.
EN: New lead on the hanging.
ES: Nuevo titular sobre el ahorcamiento.
EN: Of course, they'd raise you high, so you'd have to stay on your tip-toes. And then when you were on your toes, why, they pour hot lead on your feet. [ Groans ]
ES: Tensa bien el sedal del arpón, que no escape.
EN: The one you gave me the lead on.
ES: Esa de la que me diste el soplo.
EN: Listen, they got a day's lead on us.
ES: - Escuche, nos llevan un día de ventaja.
EN: Lead on, big boy, lead on.
ES: Lo seguimos, muchachote, lo seguimos.
EN: She's got a good lead on us, Capt. Disko.
ES: Nos llevan una buena ventaja, Capitán Disko.
EN: Listen, Stooly, I had to play along with you, I had to play along with everybody trying to get one tiny little lead on where that kid is, but you can't wring any more out of me, do you understand?
ES: Oiga, Stooley, tuve que jugar según sus normas, según las normas de todos, para encontrar una pequeña pista del paradero de esa niña, pero ya no me va a exprimir más, ¿entendido?
EN: The Canadian has a clear lead on the home stretch. Baton change! Edwards takes the baton.
ES: El canadiense tiene una clara ventaja en la recta final. ¡Cambio de testigo!
EN: Then when you get to be a big successful vet and someone ask you to write the story of your life you'll even lead on like this is worse than what it was.
ES: Entonces, cuando llegues a ser un gran veterinario exitoso y alguien te pida que escribas la historia de tu vida incluso seguirás adelante como si esto fuera peor de lo que era.
EN: He said, "lead on, general bobinski.
ES: - Dice: "Recibido, General.
EN: Jake, new lead on the hanging.
ES: Más sobre la ejecución.

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