lead by the nose
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end - He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well • Syn: bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, play false • Hypernyms: deceive, betray, lead astray • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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