lead someone around by the nose

Meaning: To dominate someone; to force someone to do something.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Body & Senses

More idioms — Body & Senses

• lend someone an ear — To listen to someone.
• like water off a duck's back — Having no effect on someone.
• look down one's nose at someone or something — To be snobbish about someone or something.
• make one's blood boil — To cause someone to become extremely angry.
• make one's mouth water — To make one salivate in anticipation of something good.
• millstone around one's neck — A burden or handicap, or a source of worry or concern.

More English idioms

• more than meets the eye — Some hidden aspect to a situation.
• neck of the woods — An area; a place.
• need something like one needs a hole in the head — To have absolutely no need for something.
• the nitty-gritty — The heart of the issue; the most important part of the discussion; the essential points.
• not have a leg to stand on — To be in an indefensible situation or to have no support for an argument or case.
• off the top of one's head — To say something without much advance preparation.

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