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Nose Lead In The Loop 435 Dominate Force Department Chairman Runs

Id in_the_loop_435
Idiom LEAD (SOMEONE) AROUND BY THE NOSE
Definition to dominate someone; to force someone to do something
Examples
  1. The department chairman runs the department, and no one else has any say in how things are done. He leads everyone by the nose.
  2. The students seem to be in control of what’s going on in the classroom. They lead the teacher around by the nose.

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