To have a control over someone, to be in authority
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- We know that when we tame animals, they are often lead by their nose by attaching a ring or loop in their noses such as bears in circus and different cattle in the fields. This expression originated from Bible (Isaiah 37:29) and later in the 170 A.D in one of Greek book. But it was later in the 15th century that this phrase “lead you by the nose” was used to refer to people were controlled or dominated by other people.
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My father is a head of his department in the office, but at home it is my mother who leads him by the nose.
Submitted on February 25, 2019
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