Don't let him lead you by the nose.
lead by the nose
idiomTo cause to follow blindly.
Origin
disputed originThe figurative senses are metaphorical extensions from the literal sense of leading a livestock animal by grabbing its nose or nose ring (with the latter hooked to a lead) or by pushing its nose into feed or water to encourage it to eat or drink.
The dishonest salesman tried to lead the customer by the nose into buying an expensive car.
The charismatic leader managed to lead his followers by the nose, convincing them to ignore the obvious flaws in his plan.
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all roads lead to Rome
Different paths can take one to the same goal.
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banana nose
A large, unusually long nose.
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button nose
A nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.
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camel's nose
A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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get the lead out
To go faster; to hurry up.
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give someone a bloody nose
To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.
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I suppose
[Cockney slang]nose