“lead sb a dance”別理解成“帶領某人跳舞”

大家好，歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——lead sb a dance， 這個短語的含義不是指“帶領某人跳舞”，其正確的含義是：

lead sb a （merry） dance 給（某人）造成很大麻煩，使疲於奔命

You should have just said you weren‘t interested in investing from the beginning， rather than leading us on a merry dance for three weeks！

你應該從一開始就說你對投資不感興趣，而不是帶著我們三個星期疲於奔命！

If someone in whom you are uninterested is pursuing you romantically， do not lead them a merry dance—make your feelings clear from the get go。

如果一個你不感興趣的人在追求你，不要使他疲於奔命——從一開始就明確你的感受。

I began to court the lady who last year became my second wife。 She led me quite a dance， but I never gave up。

我開始追求去年成為我第二任妻子的那位女士。她讓我疲於奔命，但我從未放棄。

Where have you been？ You’ve led us a merry dance — we’ve been looking all over for you！

你到哪裡去了？你使我們疲於奔命——我們一直在到處尋找你！