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der Leim (-e) glue; birdlime
Er hat sie schön auf den Leim geführt.
He really led her down the garden path. / He really took her in/took her for a ride. (tricked/misled her)
RELATED: aus dem Leim gehen to break apart/break up; gain weight/get out of shape, leimen to glue, spread with glue; patch (things) up
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