Up da garden path

v.

Heard in Laois

To be doing a line with, to be courtin, to be goin' wit, to be doin d divils dance wit etc.

N' now he has 'er up da garden path n' him without a trade

Posh English

And now he has her courting and him without a trade.

Related terms

• Ger out of that gardenTelling someone to remove themself from where they are standing. Doesn't necessarily…
• Doing a lineTo be going out romantically with someone. Usually 'doing a line with someone'.
• Garkla gardenFanny.
• Get outta dat garden!To express surprise or disbelief. Said by Navan people randomly for no apparent reason.
• Get outta the gardenAn expression of disbelief or an impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• Lady gardenA nightclub.