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acinose

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(one) can't look beyond the tip of (one's) nose Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

brown nose

try to please the manager, suck up to Some guys brown nose their way to success. But is it success?

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

hard nosed

"firm, tough; refusing to lower his price or standard" Ms. Bond is hard nosed. If you plagiarize, you fail the course.

have one's nose in something

unwelcome interest in something, impolite curiosity My boss always has his nose in other peoples' business so he is not very well-liked.

hold your nose

accept it but not like it, look the other way This plan is better than no plan, so hold your nose and vote for it.

keep your nose clean

stay out of trouble, toe the line Keep your nose clean, and you'll get out of prison sooner.

keep your nose to the grindstone

continue to work hard Keep your nose to the grindstone and you'll pass the final exam.

lead by the nose

make or persuade someone to do anything you want My sister has been leading her husband by the nose since they got married.

look down your nose at

look at a person as though he is not as good as you Just because he's rich he looks down his nose at us.

no skin off my nose

no bother to me, will not hurt me If he doesn't come to my party it's no skin off my nose.

nose about/around

look for something private or secret, explore, pry The reporters spend a lot of time nosing around in the business of famous people.

nose around (about)

look for something kept private or secret, pry The secretary was nosing around in her boss's desk trying to discover what was going on.

nose down

head down, bring down the nose of The pilot began to nose down the plane as it neared the airport.

nose is out of joint

she is upset, he is not pleased Ed's nose is out of joint because the Liberals lost the election.

nosebag

food, something to eat, fill your face I'm hungry. It's time to put on the nosebag.

on the nose

just right, exactly What he said about our new boss was right on the nose.

pay through the nose

pay high rates for rent or service, cost an arm... If you rent a condo in Dover, you'll pay through the nose.

pope's nose

(See the pope's nose)

snotty-nosed kid

a child, a boy with a dirty face I was just a snotty-nosed kid when I got my first job.

take a nosedive

collapse, fail, decrease in value The stock market took a nosedive when the earnings of the oil company began to weaken.

the pope's nose

the tail of a roasted chicken The pope's nose is too greasy. I prefer a piece of breast meat.

turn up your nose at

say it is not good enough, reject it If you turn up your nose at country music, you may lose some friends.

win by a nose

barely win, win by one point or part of a second In the final race, we won by a nose. Our boat was just in front.

brown-nose

to overly praise or behave sycophantically

have an an eye/a nose for

be able to judge correctly；be able to detect，or appreciate sth．（because one's senses are alert or well trained）有眼光；很能鉴赏；对…感兴趣
She has an ear for music．她对音乐很有欣赏能力。
A good reporter has a nose for news．好的记者对新闻很敏感。
She has an eye for color and style in clothes．她对服装的颜色和式样很有鉴赏力。
have an/the edge on sb．be in a position of advantage（compared with sb．else）（与某人相比）占优势；胜过某人
In typing，he has an edge on everyone else in our class．论打字，他比我们班任何人都强。
We can't beat them at tennis，but we have an edge on them in pingpong．打网球我们赢不了他们，可是论乒乓球，我们比他们强。

have an ear/an eye/a nose for

have an ear eye/a nose for

look down one's nose at

feel scorn at； think of as worthless 鄙视；瞧不起
He looks down his nose at his classmates'interest in Jazz．他鄙视班上的同学醉心于爵士乐。
Jerry was the athlete who looked down his nose at the weak students．杰里是位运动员，他看不起身体不强壮的学生。
Why do you always look down your nose at people who aren't dreesed as smartly as you？你为什么总要看不起那些穿着不如你潇洒的人呢？

nose about

look for sth．kept private or secret 探问；打听
He hates the way her mother goes nosing around the house each time she visits them．他恨她母亲每次去看他们时，总喜欢在家里东找西寻的。
He is fond of nosing about for grapevine news．他爱打听小道消息。
The detective was nosing around in the crowd，looking for pickpockets．侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。

nose around

nose into

enquire inquisitively into sb．'s private affairs干涉（某事）；探听（某事）
Why do you always try to nose into others' affairs？你为什么总想干涉别人的事情？
She's always nosing into other people's business．她老是爱打听别人的私事。

nose out

1．learn by effort；uncover探知；觉察
If there's anything wrong with the machine，he can nose it out promptly．如果机器出了什么毛病，他立即就能觉察出来。
The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination paper．校长查出了试卷失窃的真相。
2．defeat by a nose length 险胜；击败
Collins was nosed out by his opponent in the primary．柯林斯在初选中就被他的对手击败了。

under sb．'s nose the nose of

in an easily seen or noticeable place 在…眼前；在明显的地方
The thier walked out of the museum with the painting，right under the nose of the guards．那位小偷带着名画，就在守卫人员的众目睽睽之下走出了博物馆。

under sb's nose/under the nose of

under sb．'s under the nose of

turn one's nose up at

Idiom(s): turn one's nose up at sb or sth

Theme: REJECTION

to sneer at someone or something; to reject someone or something.
• John turned his nose up at Ann, and that hurt her feelings.
• I never turn up my nose at dessert, no matter what it is.

thumb one's nose at

Idiom(s): thumb one's nose at sb or sth

Theme: INSULT

to (figuratively or literally) make a rude gesture of disgust with one's thumb and nose at someone or something.
• The tramp thumbed his nose at the lady and walked away.
• You can't just thumb your nose at people who give you trouble. You've got to learn to get along.

rub one's nose in it

Idiom(s): rub one's nose in it

Theme: RIDICULE

to remind one of something one has done wrong; to remind one of something bad or unfortunate that has happened. (From a method of housebreaking pets.)
• When Bob failed his exam, his brother rubbed his nose in it.
• Mary knows she shouldn't have broken off her engagement. Don't rub her nose in it.

right under one's very nose

Idiom(s): (right) under one's (very) nose

Theme: AWARENESS - LACKING

In someone's presence. (Note the variations in the examples.)
• The thief stole Jim's wallet right under his nose.
• The jewels were stolen from under the very noses of the security guards.

put one's nose to the grindstone

Idiom(s): put one's nose to the grindstone

Theme: EFFORT

to keep busy doing one's work. (Also with have and get, as in the examples.)
• The boss told me to put my nose to the grindstone.
• I've had my nose to the grindstone ever since I started working here.
• If the other people in this office would get their noses to the grindstone, more work would get done.

put one's nose out of joint

Idiom(s): put one's nose out of joint

Theme: INSULT

to offend someone; to cause someone to feel slighted or insulted. (Informal.)
• I'm afraid I put his nose out of joint by not inviting him to the picnic.
• There is no reason to put your nose out of joint. I meant no harm.

poke one's nose into

Idiom(s): poke one's nose in(to something) AND stick one's nose in(to something)

Theme: MEDDLE

to interfere with something; to be nosy about something.
• I wish you'd stop poking your nose into my business.
• She was too upset for me to stick my nose in and ask what was wrong.

plain as the nose on one's face

Idiom(s): (as) plain as the nose on one's face

Theme: OBVIOUSNESS

obvious; clearly evident. (Informal.)
• What do you mean you don't understand? It's as plain as the nose on your face.
• Your guilt is plain as the nose on your face.

one's nose is in the air

Idiom(s): one's nose is in the air

Theme: ARROGANCE

one is acting conceited or aloof. (Note the variation with always. )
• Mary's nose is always in the air.
• Her mother's nose was in the air, too.

not see farther than the end of one's nose

Idiom(s): not see farther than the end of one's nose AND not see past the end of one's nose

Theme: PERCEPTION - SELFISH

not to care about what is not actually present or obvious; not to care about the future or about what is happening elsewhere or to other people.
• Mary can't see past the end of her nose. She doesn't care about what will happen in the future as long as she's comfortable now.
• Jack's been accused of not seeing farther than the end of his nose. He refuses to expand the company and look for new markets.

nose sb out

Idiom(s): nose sb out

Theme: EXCLUSION

to push someone away; to exclude someone.
• Where I work someone is always trying to nose me out. I'd hate to lose my job.
• John nosed out Bill from the team.

lead sb by the nose

Idiom(s): lead sb by the nose

Theme: CONTROL

to force someone to go somewhere (with you); to lead someone by coercion. (Informal.)
• John had to lead Tom by the nose to get him to the opera.
• I’ll go, but you’ll have to lead me by the nose.

keep one's nose to the grindstone

Idiom(s): keep one's nose to the grindstone

Theme: BUSY

to keep busy continuously over a period of time.
• The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.
• Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper.

keep one's nose out of one's business

Idiom(s): keep one's nose out of one's business

Theme: INTRUSION

to refrain from interfering in someone else's business.
• Let John have his privacy, and keep your nose out of my business, too!
• Keep your nose out of my business!

keep one's nose clean

Idiom(s): keep one's nose clean

Theme: INNOCENCE

to keep out of trouble, especially trouble with the law. (Slang.)
• I'm trying to keep my nose clean by staying away from those rough guys.
• John, if you don't learn how to keep your nose clean, you're going to end up in jail.

(one) can't attending above the tip of (one's) nose

1. One lacks the adeptness to apprehend problems, issues, or obligations above the present or actual future. Our bang-up is ambitious, but she can't attending above the tip of her adenoids back it comes to scheduling projects with astute deadlines.2. One is absent with oneself and clumsy to apprehension or focus on annihilation else. Of advance she's absent to the growing abandoned citizenry in our city—she can't attending above the tip of her own nose. Jim is so anxious about accepting advanced in business that he can't attending above the tip of his adenoids anymore.Learn more: beyond, look, nose, of, tip

More Idioms/Phrases

keep one's wits about one keep one's weather eye open keep one's place keep one's own counsel keep one's nose to the grindstone keep one's nose out of one's business keep one's nose clean keep one's mouth shut about keep one's head above water keep one's hands off keep one's hand in keep one's fingers crossed for keep one's feet on the ground keep one's eyes open for (old) chestnut (old) geezer (old) warhorse (on) the wrong side of (some age) (one had) better be going (one had) better get moving (one had) better get on (one's) horse (one) (had) better be off (one) (had) better hit the road (one) (has) never had it so good (one) (has) never heard (of) such a thing (one) ain't particular (one) can dish it out, but (one) can't take it (one) can do worse (one) can hardly believe (one's) eyes (one) can hear a pin drop (one) can scarcely believe (one's) eyes (one) can whistle for it (one) can't be arsed (one) can't beat (something) (one) can't beat that (one) can't believe (one's) (own) ears (one) can't believe (one's) (own) eyes (one) can't do right for doing wrong (one) can't look beyond the end of (one's) nose (one) can't look beyond the tip of (one's) nose (one) can't look past the end of (one's) nose (one) can't look past the tip of (one's) nose (one') can't say fairer than that (one) can't see beyond the tip of (one's) nose (one) can't see past the tip of (one's) nose (one) can't take (someone) anywhere (one) can't top that (one) can't wait (one) can't win (one) can't win for losing (one) can't win for trying (one) catch no ball (one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent) (one) could be forgiven for (doing something) (one) could do worse (one) could go (on) all day (about something) (one) could have heard a pin drop (one) could hear a pin drop (one) could sell snow to Eskimos (one) could stand (something) (one) could use (something) (one) couldn't believe (one's) eyes (one) did everything (one) could 'cept eat (someone) (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public (one) doesn't give a hoot (about something)