Meaning of lead by the nose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To cause to follow blindly.
   figuratively, idiomatic
2. To lead by example and painstaking explanation, as one might do for remedial teaching.
   figuratively, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“let him choose well his referendaries , for else he may be led by the nose”

“Because he was outorganized, Hutchinson cries foul. Sorry, but I simply cannot accept his view that Alliance members are mindless lackeys lead by the nose by the "leadership."”

“We had to lead some users by the nose because they couldn't understand even the simplest instructions.”

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