lead in
verb- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, in.
- To introduce, to mark the beginning of something, especially in music. · I'll play the first couple of bars by myself to lead you in.
From the library
A look of surprise passed over his face, and at the first quiver of his eyebrows my heart turned to lead in my breast.
“Gendarmes,” said the president, “lead in the accused.”
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