- turn nose up
- turn (your) nose up
informal
to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you.
He turned his nose up at my offer of soup and said he wanted a proper meal.
(usually + at)
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turn nose up
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nose — ► NOUN 1) the facial part projecting above the mouth, containing the nostrils and used in breathing and smelling. 2) the front end of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle. 3) the sense of smell. 4) an instinctive talent for detecting something. 5)… … English terms dictionary
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turn up your nose — (or turn your nose up) : to refuse to take or accept something because it is not good enough I offered the cat some food, but it turned up its nose and walked away. usually + at They turned up their nose at our offer. [=they rejected our offer] • … Useful english dictionary
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turn (your) nose up at (something) — to not like something because you think it is not good enough for you. In those days I turned my nose up at country music, but now I ve come to like it. Usage notes: also used in the negative: I never turn my nose up at homemade apple pie! … New idioms dictionary
turn up one's nose at — (informal) To refuse or receive contemptuously • • • Main Entry: ↑nose * * * see nose … Useful english dictionary
turn your nose up (at something) — informal phrase to refuse to accept something, especially because you do not think it is good enough We offered her a perfectly good job, and she turned her nose up at it. Thesaurus: to refuse to think about, believe or accept somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
Turn — (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s chisel, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turn your nose up — turn (your) nose up informal to not accept something because you do not think it is good enough for you. He turned his nose up at my offer of soup and said he wanted a proper meal. (usually + at) … New idioms dictionary
