LEAD BY THE NOSE

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Example:

He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "lead by the nose" is one way to...):

betray; deceive; lead astray (cause someone to believe an untruth)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody