lead by the nose vs hoodwink

lead by the nose and hoodwink both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lead by the nose	No	No	Yes	No
hoodwink	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, lead by the nose and hoodwink are synonyms defined as:

lead by the nose and hoodwink: conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end

Other synonyms of lead by the nose include bamboozle, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow.

lead by the nose (verb)	hoodwink (verb)
conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end	conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
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