lead on

US /liːd ɑːn/
UK /liːd ɑːn/
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1.

memberi harapan palsu, menyesatkan

to encourage someone to believe or expect something that is false or will not happen

:
He didn't want to lead her on, so he told her he wasn't interested.
Dia tidak ingin memberi harapan palsu padanya, jadi dia memberitahunya bahwa dia tidak tertarik.
She felt like he was leading her on with his promises.
Dia merasa dia memberi harapan palsu padanya dengan janji-janjinya.