单词 | lead by the nose |
释义 | lead by the noseSEE SYNONYMS FOR lead by the nose ON THESAURUS.COM Dominate or control someone, as in “The Moor ... will tenderly be led by the nose as asses are” (Shakespeare, Othello, 1:3). This expression alludes to an animal being led by a ring passed through its nostrils. [Late 1500s] Words nearby lead by the noselead arsenate, lead azide, Leadbeater's cockatoo, Leadbelly, lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate, lead chromate, lead colic, lead dioxide, lead down the garden path The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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