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LEAD BY THE NOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lead by the nose mean?
• LEAD BY THE NOSE (verb)
The verb LEAD BY THE NOSE has 1 sense:
1. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Familiarity information: LEAD BY THE NOSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bamboozle; hoodwink; lead by the nose; play false; pull the wool over someone's eyes; snow
Context example:
He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well
Hypernyms (to "lead by the nose" is one way to...):
betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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