Question

Lead You by the Nose to dominate or control someone

Accepted Answer

My grandfather thinks he's boss, but everyone knows that Grandma really leads him by the nose. Animals, like cattle in the field or trained bears in a circus, are often led about by a rope attached to a ring in their noses. Phrases about being led by your nose first appeared in the Bible (Isaiah 37:29) and later in English about a.d. 170. By the 1500s the saying was carried over to people who were controlled by other people.

Idiom	Lead You by the Nose
Example	My grandfather thinks he's boss, but everyone knows that Grandma really leads him by the nose.
Meaning	to dominate or control someone
Origin	Animals, like cattle in the field or trained bears in a circus, are often led about by a rope attached to a ring in their noses. Phrases about being led by your nose first appeared in the Bible (Isaiah 37:29) and later in English about a.d. 170. By the 1500s the saying was carried over to people who were controlled by other people.

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