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LEAD (SOMEONE) AROUND BY THE NOSE
to dominate someone; to force someone to do smth.
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1. The department chairman runs the department, and no one else has any say in how things are done. He leads everyone by the nose
2. The students seem to be in control of what’s going on in the classroom. They lead the teacher around by the nose.


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