lead astray
verb1
To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
2
To misguide or misdirect.
- To previous resentment of the wide acceptance socially of [George] Hudson was added the venom of those whose cupidity had led them astray.1960 March 23, N. Caplan, “A Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 207:
3
To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally.
- Related terms
- go astray