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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 |
Baldur | | BAHL-door (German) | German, Icelandic |
Link | | [liŋk] | |
Lilly | | ['lili] | |
Aniruddha | | - | Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Marathi, Hindi |
Gioacchino | | jo-ahk-KEE-no | Italian |
Alysha | | ə-LEE-shə | English (Modern) |