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- lead (one) around by the nose
lead (one) around by the nose
lead (one) around by the nose
To exert a high degree of control over someone else. I can't stand the way your mother leads you around by the nose like that and tells you what to do!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jarrett | | ['dʒærit] | |
| Boaz | | BO-az (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Caesar | | SEE-zər (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Keziah | | kə-ZIE-ə (English) | Biblical |
| Silvanus | | sil-VAY-nəs (English) | Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Gonzalez | | [gɔn'za:lez] | |