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LEAD BY THE NOSE

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There is 1 meaning of the phrase Lead By The Nose.

Lead By The Nose - as a verb

Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Example: "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bamboozlehoodwinkplay falsepull the wool over someone's eyessnow

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