lead by the nose

Etymology
The figurative senses are metaphorical extensions from the literal sense of leading a livestock animal by grabbing its nose or nose ring (with the latter hooked to a lead) or by pushing its nose into feed or water to encourage it to eat or drink.

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to follow blindly.
 * 2)  To lead by example and painstaking explanation, as one might do for remedial teaching.
 * 1)  To lead by example and painstaking explanation, as one might do for remedial teaching.

Translations

 * French:
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: duce de nas
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: armar una cancamusa