lead by the nose (English, verb)
expansion: lead by the nose (third-person singular simple present leads by the nose, present participle leading by the nose, simple past and past participle led by the nose)
Senses:
glosses: To cause to follow blindly.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
glosses: To lead by example and painstaking explanation, as one might do for remedial teaching.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
Forms:
form: leads by the nose
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: leading by the nose
tags: participle
present
form: led by the nose
tags: participle
past
form: led by the nose
tags: past