lead by the nose

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

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