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one thing led to another	From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
raw deal	A situation in which a person is taken advantage of or treated unfairly; a situation in which a person is led to expect something, but receives nothing or much less than expected.	Rate it: (5.00 / 3 votes)
a vero abduci	to be led away from the truth.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
les pourparlers n'ont pas abouti	The preliminary negotiations led to nothing.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
mieux vaut être cheval que charrette	Better lead than be led.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
on l'a mené tambour battant	They led him with a high hand; They played the martinet with him.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
out on the tiles	I've had a pint of bitter and now I'm feeling better and I'm out on the tiles." Led Zeppelin in their song "Out on the tiles", 1970.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sell a bargain	A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
studio alicuius rei provectus sum	my zeal for a thing has led me too far.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
voluptatis blanditiis corrumpi	to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
voluptatis illecebris deleniri	to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)