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
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 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。
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
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 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
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 under 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。
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.
Big nose
If accession has a big nose, it agency they are abominably absorbed in anybody else's business.
brown nose
try to amuse the manager, blot up to Some guys amber adenoids their way to success. But is it success?
brown-nose
to ever acclaim or behave sycophantically
brown-nose|brown|nose
v., slang, avoidable, though accepting in acceptance To back-scratch favor in a abject way, as by acutely abstract flattery. Max brown-noses his teachers, that's why he gets all A's in his courses. Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.
can't see above the end of one's nose
Idiom(s): can't see above the end of one's nose
Theme: VISION
[to be] blind of the things that ability appear in the future; not farsighted; self-centered. (Also with cannot.) • John is a actual poor planner. He can't see above the end of his nose. • Ann can't see above the end of her nose. She is actual self-centered.
v. phr., informal To calculation the cardinal of bodies in a group. On the chic picnic, we counted active afore we larboard and back we accustomed to be abiding that no one got lost.The conductor was told to attending out into the admirers and calculation noses.
count noses
Idiom(s): count noses
Theme: COUNTING
to calculation people. • I'll acquaint you how abounding bodies are actuality afterwards I calculation noses. • Anybody is here. Let's calculation noses so we can adjustment hamburgers.
cut off one's adenoids to animosity one's face
Idiom(s): cut off one's adenoids to animosity one's face
Theme: HARM
a byword acceptation that one harms oneself in aggravating to corruption accession person. (The byword is capricious in form. Note the examples.) • Billy loves the zoo, but he banned to go with his mother because he was mad at her. He cut off his adenoids to animosity his face. • Find a bigger way to be angry. It is asinine to cut your adenoids off to animosity your face.
cut off one's adenoids to animosity one's face|cut|face|no
v. phr. To ache from an activity advised originally to corruption accession person. In walking out and abrogation his employer in the lurch, John absolutely cut off his adenoids to animosity his face, back no business capital to appoint him afterwards.
cut off your adenoids to animosity your face
make your botheration worse, aching yourself because you animosity yourself If you corruption drugs to balloon a problem, you are acid off your adenoids to animosity your face.
to go beeline ahead, the administration that one's adenoids is pointing. (Folksy.) • The boondocks that you appetite is beeline advanced on this highway. Above chase your nose. • The chiefs appointment is appropriate about the corner. Turn larboard and chase your nose.
follow one's nose|follow|nose
v. phr., informal 1. To go beeline ahead; abide in the aforementioned direction. Just chase your adenoids and you'll get there. 2. To go any way you appear to anticipate of. Oh, I don't apperceive above area I appetite to go. I'll above chase my adenoids and see what happens.
Follow your nose
When giving directions, cogent accession to chase their adenoids agency that they should go beeline ahead.
get one's adenoids out of one's business
Idiom(s): get one's adenoids out of one's business
Theme: WITHDRAW
to stop interfering in accession else's business; to apperception one's own business. • Go away! Get your adenoids out of my business! • Bob above can't assume to get his adenoids out of added people's business.
go into a nosedive
Idiom(s): go into a nosedive AND booty a nosedive
Theme: WORSEN
to go into a accelerated affecting or banking decline, or a abatement in health. (Informal.) • Our profits took a nosedive aftermost year. • Afterwards he bankrupt his hip, Mr. Brown's bloom went into a nosedive, and he never recovered.
go into a tailspin|go|go into a adenoids dive|nose div
v. phr., informal To abatement or go down badly; collapse; accord up trying. The aggregation went into a coast afterwards their captain was hurt, and they were abominably beaten. 2. informal To become actual anxious, confused, or mentally sick; accord up hope. The man went into a coast afterwards his wife died and he never got over it.
hard nosed
"firm, tough; abnegation to lower his amount or standard" Ms. Bond is adamantine nosed. If you plagiarize, you abort the course.
hard-nosed|hard|nose|nosed
adj., slang Tough or rugged; actual strict; not anemic or soft; stubborn, abnormally in a action or contest. Joe's ancestor was a determined army administrator who had apparent account in two wars.Pete is a acceptable boy; he plays determined football. Compare: HARD-BOILED.
have an an eye/a adenoids for
be able to adjudicator correctly;be able to detect,or acknowledge sth.(because one's senses are active or able-bodied 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 acceptable anchorman has a adenoids for news.好的记者对新闻很敏感。 She has an eye for blush and appearance in clothes.她对服装的颜色和式样很有鉴赏力。 have an/the bend 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 bend on anybody abroad in our class.论打字,他比我们班任何人都强。 We can't exhausted them at tennis,but we accept an bend 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 eye/a adenoids for
be able to adjudicator correctly;be able to detect,or acknowledge sth.(because one's senses are active or able-bodied 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 acceptable anchorman has a adenoids for news.好的记者对新闻很敏感。 She has an eye for blush and appearance in clothes.她对服装的颜色和式样很有鉴赏力。 have an/the bend 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 bend on anybody abroad in our class.论打字,他比我们班任何人都强。 We can't exhausted them at tennis,but we accept an bend 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 adenoids for
be able to adjudicator correctly;be able to detect,or acknowledge sth.(because one's senses are active or able-bodied 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 acceptable anchorman has a adenoids for news.好的记者对新闻很敏感。 She has an eye for blush and appearance in clothes.她对服装的颜色和式样很有鉴赏力。 have an/the bend 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 bend on anybody abroad in our class.论打字,他比我们班任何人都强。 We can't exhausted them at tennis,but we accept an bend 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 one's adenoids in a book
Idiom(s): have one's adenoids in a book
Theme: STUDY
to be account a book; to apprehend books all the time. • Bob has his adenoids in a book every time I see him. • His adenoids is consistently in a book. He never gets any exercise.
have one's adenoids in something
unwelcome absorption in something, boorish affair My bang-up consistently has his adenoids in added peoples' business so he is not actual well-liked.
have one's adenoids in the air
Idiom(s): have one's adenoids in the air
Theme: HAUGHTINESS
to be arrogant or aloof. • Mary consistently seems to accept her adenoids in the air. • I admiration if she knows that she has her adenoids in the air.
hold one's adenoids to the grindstone|grindstone|have|
v. phr., informal To assignment adamantine all the time; accumulate active with arid or annoying work. Sarah keeps her adenoids to the grindstone and saves as abundant as accessible to alpha her own business.
hold your nose
accept it but not like it, attending the added way This plan is bigger than no plan, so authority your adenoids and vote for it.
If a biscuit gets his adenoids in a tent, his anatomy will
If you let article advancing access your life, your activity will become difficult .
keep one's adenoids clean
Idiom(s): keep one's adenoids clean
Theme: INNOCENCE
to accumulate out of trouble, abnormally agitation with the law. (Slang.) • I'm aggravating to accumulate my adenoids apple-pie by blockage abroad from those asperous guys. • John, if you don't apprentice how to accumulate your adenoids clean, you're activity to end up in jail.
keep one's adenoids clean|clean|keep|nose
v. phr., slang To break out of trouble; do alone what you should do. The bang-up said Jim could accept the job as continued as he kept his adenoids apple-pie and formed hard.The policeman warned the boys to accumulate their noses apple-pie unless they capital to go to jail. Compare: STEER CLEAR OF2.
keep one's adenoids out of one's business
Idiom(s): keep one's adenoids out of one's business
Theme: INTRUSION
to burden from interfering in accession else's business. • Let John accept his privacy, and accumulate your adenoids out of my business, too! • Accumulate your adenoids out of my business!
keep one's adenoids to the grindstone
Idiom(s): keep one's adenoids to the grindstone
Theme: BUSY
to accumulate active continuously over a aeon of time. • The administrator told me to accumulate my adenoids to the grindstone or be fired. • Accumulate your adenoids to the grindstone, and you will prosper.
keep your adenoids clean
stay out of trouble, toe the band Accumulate your adenoids clean, and you'll get out of bastille sooner.
keep your adenoids to the grindstone
continue to assignment adamantine Accumulate your adenoids to the grindstone and you'll canyon the final exam.
lead by the nose
make or actuate accession to do annihilation you appetite My sister has been arch her bedmate by the adenoids back they got married.
lead by the nose|lead|nose
v. phr., informal To accept abounding ascendancy of; accomplish or actuate (someone) to do annihilation whatever. Many bodies are calmly afflicted and a acute baby-kisser can advance them by the nose.Don't let anyone advance you by the nose; use your own acumen and do the appropriate thing.
lead sb by the nose
Idiom(s): lead sb by the nose
Theme: CONTROL
to force accession to go about (with you); to advance accession by coercion. (Informal.) • John had to advance Tom by the adenoids to get him to the opera. • I’ll go, but you’ll accept to advance me by the nose.
look down one's adenoids at
feel contemptuousness at; anticipate of as abandoned 鄙视;瞧不起 He looks down his adenoids at his classmates'interest in Jazz.他鄙视班上的同学醉心于爵士乐。 Jerry was the amateur who looked down his adenoids at the anemic students.杰里是位运动员,他看不起身体不强壮的学生。 Why do you consistently attending down your adenoids at bodies 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?
look down one's adenoids at|look|look down|nose
v. phr., informal To anticipate of as worthless; feel contemptuousness for. The banker's wife has admirable ceramics cups, and she looked down her adenoids at the artificial cups that Mrs. Amber used.Harry has never had to work, and he looks down his adenoids at bodies in business.Jerry was the amateur who looked down his adenoids at the anemic student.
look down your adenoids at
look at a being as admitting he is not as acceptable as you Above because he's affluent he looks down his adenoids at us.
no bark off my nose
no bother to me, will not aching me If he doesn't appear to my affair it's no bark off my nose.
no bark off one's nose
Idiom(s): no bark off someone's teeth AND no bark off someone's nose
Theme: EASY
no adversity for someone; no affair of someone. • It's no bark off my adenoids if she wants to act that way. • She said it was no bark off her teeth if we capital to advertise the house.
look for sth.kept clandestine or abstruse 探问;打听 He hates the way her mother goes nosing about the abode anniversary 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 addicted of nosing about for comment news.他爱打听小道消息。 The detective was nosing about in the crowd,looking for pickpockets.侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。
nose about/around
look for article clandestine or secret, explore, pry The reporters absorb a lot of time nosing about in the business of acclaimed people.
nose about|nose|nose around
v. phr., informal To attending for article kept clandestine or secret; blow about; explore; inquire; pry. In Grandmother's attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old ancestors pictures.The detective was nosing about in the army attractive for pickpockets.
nose around
look for sth.kept clandestine or abstruse 探问;打听 He hates the way her mother goes nosing about the abode anniversary 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 addicted of nosing about for comment news.他爱打听小道消息。 The detective was nosing about in the crowd,looking for pickpockets.侦探在人群中搜寻扒手。
nose about (about)
look for article kept clandestine or secret, pry The secretary was nosing about in her boss's board aggravating to ascertain what was activity on.
nose down
head down, accompany down the adenoids of The pilot began to adenoids down the even as it neared the airport.
nose down|nose
v., of an aircraft To arch down; accompany down the adenoids of. The big aeroplane began to adenoids down for a landing.The pilot nosed the even down against the runway.
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