lead by the nose
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
MWE
Classifications
Cognitive
—45%llm-generatedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Responsibility
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Automation
Unclassified—trigger_default_value
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Variants
- pasttense
- leaded by the noseled by the nose
- presentparticiple
- leading by the nose
- thirdpersonsingular
- leads by the nose
- pastparticiple
- leaded by the noseled by the nose