lead_by_the_nose (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *lead by the nose*:
VERB	communication	lead by the nose, bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, play false	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

English > *lead by the nose*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, play false
Broader	deceive, betray, lead astray	Cause someone to believe an untruth
Spanish	confundir, engañar, tomar el pelo

HyperDic: lead_by_the_nose