Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
lead (someone) on a merry chase
Meaning:
to lead someone on a chase with no purpose
Example:
The criminal led the police on a merry chase before they arrested him.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.