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  What it means

  Literally “to lead into error,” this idiom means to mislead, to deceive, or to cause someone to form a false belief. It is used in everyday speech, legal language, and formal writing whenever someone is misled — whether intentionally or accidentally.

  Vocabulary

  • wprowadzić — to lead in, to introduce (perfective)
  • w — into (preposition)
  • błąd — error, mistake

  Grammar note

  The preposition 'w' (into) takes the accusative case for movement: 'w błąd' (into error). The full pattern is 'wprowadzić kogoś w błąd' (to lead someone into error), where 'kogoś' is the person misled.

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