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lead someone by the nose

lead some·one by the nose
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leed suhm-wuhn, -wuh n bahy stressed th ee nohz]
    • /lid ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən baɪ stressed ði noʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leed suhm-wuhn, -wuh n bahy stressed th ee nohz]
    • /lid ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən baɪ stressed ði noʊz/

Definition of lead someone by the nose words

  • noun lead someone by the nose to make someone do unquestioningly all one wishes; dominate someone 0
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Parts of speech for Lead someone by the nose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lead someone by the nose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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