10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAD SOMEONE BY THE NOSE»
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lead someone by the nose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
lead someone by the nose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... be a flop. informal 1996 Prospect Simon Jenkins's book, Accountable to None,
has gone down like a lead balloon with most Conservative reviewers. lead
someone a dance: see DANCE. lead someone by the nose control someone
totally, ...
The nose is also firmly associated with a number of sayings and expressions: "to
rub someone's nose in it," "to thumb one's nose at someone," "to lead someone
by the nose," "he can't see further than the end of his nose." We speak of the ...
3
Aesthetic Surgery of
the Facial Mosaic
... expressions: “to rub someone's nose”, “to thumb one's nose at someone”, “to
lead someone by the nose”, “he can't see further than the end ofhis nose”. We
speak ofthe “toffeenosed” and of “stealing something from under somebody's
nose”.
Dimitrije E. Panfilov,
2006
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... lay (something) on the line see line. lay oneself open to (something) see open.
lay (someone) to rest see rest. lay waste see waste. lead1 lead (someone) by the
nose \er nose. a leading light (sometimes facet) a very important and influential ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993
5
Chambers concise dictionary
[Anglo-Saxon leedan] ♢ lead someone a (merry) dance see under dance. lead
someone astray to entice them into a wrong or misguided course, lead someone
by the nose to force them to follow, lead the way to go first, especially to guide ...
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1001 IDIOMS TO MASTER YOUR ENGLISH
Lead someone by the nose—To have complete control over somebody E.g. Rita
leads her husband by the nose. Pay through the nose—Pay too much for a
service or product E.g. He bought a very cheap used car, but he paid it through
the ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in
the USA
Lead (someone) by the nose: to influence; have control over others. Don't let any
salesperson lead you by the nose when shopping for a new car. Leaf Leaf
through: to read over or glance through something, generally papers or some
reading ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo,
2004
... lay waste to lead a life lead someone by the nose lead someone down the
garden path lead someone on lead the life of Ritey lead the way lead to believe
lead up to something lean and mean lean on lean times laps and bounds — by
learn ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
The image in to lead someone by the nose, 'to control someone totally', is of an
animal being led by a ring in its nose. Boxing gave us to lead with your chin 'to
behave or talk incautiously'. It refers to a boxer's stance that leaves his chin ...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
lead someone by the nose to force them to follow. • lead someone a (merry)
dance see under DANCE. • lead someone up the garden path see under
GARDEN. • lead the life of Riley to have an easy life. • lead the way to go first,
especially to ...