咱们现在是被别人牵着鼻子在走
“We're being led by the nose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们讨论嘛
“If you have any objections, speak up. Let's discuss.”
咱们现在是被别人牵着鼻子在走
“We're being led by the nose.”
左龙 马中武
“Zuo Long and Ma Zhongwu are both smoke screens.”
“We've completely lost the initiative and are being led around by the nose; we need to regain control.”
Originating from traditional Chinese agrarian culture, where a rope was passed through an ox's nose to steer it, this idiom vividly describes being completely manipulated and controlled by others, having lost all initiative.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be led by the nose; to be manipulated and completely controlled by others, losing all autonomy
A highly frequent colloquial idiom, often used in passive structures like 'bei/rang ren qian zhe bi zi zou' to issue a warning or voice frustration over losing control.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“We can't let them play us like that.”
“Wouldn't that make it easier for them to find faults?”
“We can't let him play the active role.”
“we can't let it lead us by the nose.”
“If we let the client lead us by the nose like this, how are we supposed to work in the future?”