lead him by the hand

English translation: taking his hand and leading him to the bedroom

04:02 Feb 3, 2010

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: lead him by the hand

"Let's go to the bedroom" She said, standing up and leading him by the hand.

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Selected answer:taking his hand and leading him to the bedroom

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-02-03 04:10:31 GMT)
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she takes his hand and they both go to the bedroom with her leading

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-02-03 04:11:48 GMT)
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in other words she takes the initiative

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David Hollywood
Local time: 23:35

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5 +14

taking his hand and leading him to the bedroom

David Hollywood

stretched out one's hand and walked him to the bedroom

Yasutomo Kanazawa

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taking his hand and leading him to the bedroom

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 118

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stretched out one's hand and walked him to the bedroom

Explanation:
The woman has stretched out her hand to the man, and walked (guided) him to the bedroom (woman was walking in front of the man).

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 40

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neutral

British Diana: "walked him to the bedroom" does not strike me as being idiomatic// Yes, "walk s.o"=guide, escort or accompany s.o. on foot. I wonder why I'm not happy with it in this context? Other peers, what do you think?

3 hrs

-> Really? But we say "I'll walk you to the door" when sending someone off. Isn't that an idiomatic expression?

neutral

Dylan Edwards: Instead of "by the hand", you could say "by his hand": "the hand" refers to his hand. (Your answer has made me think about this, because you mention only her hand).

5 hrs

-> Well, it was the woman who was taking the lead. SHE took the man's (his) hand and led him to the bedroom.

neutral

Ildiko Santana: "stretching"?! ... To "lead by the hand" means having someone walk with us, i.e. follow us, while holding their hand. (Some "stretching" might occur though if the person being led is unwilling to follow... :)

1 day 11 hrs

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