jemanden an der Nase herumführen
German bodily idiom is comic and mildly humiliating; a literal 'lead someone around by the nose' is marked in some target contexts.
German de
jemanden an der Nase herumführen
Word
German bodily idiom is comic and mildly humiliating
Note
In Faust's frustrated self-account, prefer a vivid idiom over a neutral 'mislead'; Japanese proposal uses 煙に巻く (evade/bamboozle), French can retain mener par le bout du nez.
English en
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Lost connotation
a literal 'lead someone around by the nose' is marked in some target contexts.
Note
In Faust's frustrated self-account, prefer a vivid idiom over a neutral 'mislead'; Japanese proposal uses 煙に巻く (evade/bamboozle), French can retain mener par le bout du nez.
Compensations recorded: lead someone by the nose, string someone along, make a fool of someone.