Give
Give verb - To make a present of.
Lead on
Lead on verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Both terms in one sentence
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This doesn't help McClane escape his predicament, but it does give them a lead on where to find Gruber later.
Source: Last Request -
His greatest weakness is his incredible immaturity, which not only let him self get lead on twice by the examinees he had to train and test, but also caused 197 people to die because he didn't give a shit about concocting a complicated preliminary exam and just settled with a 30 minute death match.
Source: Psychopathic Manchild
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