牵着鼻子走
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牵着鼻子走
“We are losing control and letting them dictate everything we do.”
This idiom originates from leading an ox or buffalo by a rope pierced through its nose, symbolizing total loss of control and passive compliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
led by the nose; completely controlled or manipulated by someone
A very common colloquial idiom used when one party is passive and blindly follows another's lead.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“lead your way. You don't have to tell me what I should do.”
“We're being led by the nose.”
“and he'll be led by the nose.”
“means we'll be led by the nose later.”
“We can't let him play the active role.”
“let's wait and see.”