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nose

გამოთქმა: /nəʊz/

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Universal
  • 1the part projecting above the mouth on the face of a person or animal, containing the nostrils and used for breathing and smelling: he slowly breathed out the air through his nose he pushed his glasses higher on to the bridge of his nose the dog pressed his nose into the palm of my hand
  • [in singular] the sense of smell, especially a dog’s ability to track something by its scent:a dog with a keen nose
  • [in singular] an instinctive talent for detecting something:he has a nose for a good script
  • the aroma of a particular substance, especially wine: the wine has a raspberry nose and a clean taste white peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose
  • 2the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle: the plane’s nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway
  • a projecting part of something:the nose of the saddle
  • 3 [in singular] an act of looking around or prying:she wanted a good nose round the house
  • informal a police informer: he knew that CID men are allowed to drink on duty as much of their time is spent with noses

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Universal
  • 1 [no object, with adverbial of place] (of an animal) thrust its nose against or into something:the pony nosed at the straw
  • [with object] smell or sniff (something): because of its strength, whisky is nosed rather than tasted Mario’s gun dog nosed the carcass
  • 2 [no object] look around or pry into something:I was anxious to get inside and nose around her house she’s always nosing into my business
  • [with object] detect by diligent searching:he nosed out the signs of trespass
  • 3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a vehicle) move cautiously forward:he turned left and nosed into an empty parking space
  • (of a competitor) manage to achieve a leading position by a small margin:they nosed ahead by one point

by a nose

(of a victory) by a very narrow margin: first over the line was Shemaka, but only by a nose

count noses

count people in order to determine the numbers in a vote: we count noses at Church conventions

cut off one's nose to spite one's face

disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself: by cutting Third World aid to reduce public spending, the government would be cutting off its nose to spite its face

get one's nose in front

manage to achieve a winning or leading position: she got her nose in front at the eighth hole

get up someone's nose

British informal irritate or annoy someone: I bet it really gets up your nose that I’ve been so successful

give someone a bloody nose

inflict a resounding defeat on someone: voters gave the government a bloody nose in the county elections

have one's nose in a book

be reading studiously or intently: Kate always had her nose in a book and liked people in history better than people now

keep one's nose clean

informal stay out of trouble: he tried to keep his nose clean with socially useful work

keep one's nose out of

informal refrain from interfering in (someone else’s affairs): ‘Why don’t you keep your nose out of my business?’ he demanded

keep one's nose to the grindstone

nose to tail

British (of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another, especially in heavy traffic: the traffic grinds nose to tail along the road towards Windermere

not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose

fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one’s actions.

on the nose

  • 1to a person’s sense of smell:the wine is pungently smoky and peppery on the nose
  • 2 informal, chiefly North American precisely:at ten on the nose the van pulled up
  • 3Australian/NZ informal distasteful or offensive.
  • 4 informal (of a bet) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed): Caesar’s Revenge in the three-thirty, Pat. On the nose

put someone's nose out of joint

informal offend someone or hurt their pride: she likes being the queen bee, and you’ve put her nose out of joint

turn one's nose up at

informal show distaste or contempt for:he turned his nose up at the job

under someone's nose

informal
directly in front of someone: he thrust the paper under the Inspector’s nose figurativethe series was whisked away from under the noses of BBC radio to become one of Channel 4's biggest successes
(of an action) committed openly and boldly but without anyone noticing:he made a pass at John’s wife, right under his nose and in his own house

with one's nose in the air

haughtily: she walked past the cars with her nose in the air

nosed

adjective
[in combination]:snub-nosed

noseless

adjective

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