鼻はな毛げを数かぞえる

expression, ichidan verb

lead someone around by the nose; have someone wrapped around one's finger

Idiomatic expression meaning to manipulate or control someone, especially a man by a woman, through charm or cunning. Often used in romantic or interpersonal contexts.

See also: 鼻毛を読む

• 彼かの女じょは彼かれの鼻はな毛げを数かぞえるのが上手じょうずだ。

  She is good at leading him around by the nose.

• あの男おとこは妻つまに鼻はな毛げを数かぞえられている。

  That man is completely under his wife's thumb.