led astray
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led astray — having voluntarily done something for which you later express regret or shame Men use this as an excuse when they come home drunk, women if they eat fattening food, and both sexes if they commit adultery: She had been led astray before… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
led astray — led away from that which is right, tempted to do wrong … English contemporary dictionary
was led astray — was misguided, was seduced, was led to evil … English contemporary dictionary
astray — [[t]əstre͟ɪ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them. The judge thought he d been led astray by older children. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If someone or something leads you … English dictionary
astray — a|stray [əˈstreı] adv [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estraié wandering , from estraier; STRAY1] 1.) go astray a) to be lost or stolen ▪ The letter had gone astray in the post. b) if a plan or action goes astray, it goes wrong ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
astray — adverb 1 go astray a) to become lost: One of the documents has gone astray. b) humorous to start behaving in an immoral way 2 lead sb astray a) often humorous to encourage someone to do bad or immoral things that they would not normally do: His… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
astray — /euh stray /, adv., adj. 1. out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route: Despite specific instructions, they went astray and got lost. 2. away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or… … Universalium
astray — a•stray [[t]əˈstreɪ[/t]] adv. adj. 1) out of the right way; off the correct or known path or route: to go astray and get lost[/ex] 2) away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought: to be led astray[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
astray — adverb 1) the shots went astray Syn: off target, wide of the mark, awry, off course; amiss 2) the older boys led him astray Syn: into wrongdoing, into error, into sin, into iniquity, away from the straight and narrow … Thesaurus of popular words
Led — Lead Lead (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS. l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw. leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to go;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
