- have a nose
- have a nose (round)
British & Australian, informal
to look around a place.
He left the room for a few minutes so I thought I'd have a nose round.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have a nose
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have your nose in — ◇ If you have your nose in a book, magazine, newspaper, etc., you are reading it. It seems like she always has her nose in a book [=she s always reading a book] whenever I see her. • • • Main Entry: ↑nose … Useful english dictionary
have a nose for something — have a nose for (something) informal to be good at finding a particular kind of thing. Like any good newspaper journalist, she has a nose for a good story. He s always finding things in the sales. He seems to have a nose for a bargain … New idioms dictionary
have a nose for — (something) informal to be good at finding a particular kind of thing. Like any good newspaper journalist, she has a nose for a good story. He s always finding things in the sales. He seems to have a nose for a bargain … New idioms dictionary
have your nose in the air — have (your) nose in the air with (your) nose in the air behaving as if you think you are better than other people and do not want to speak to them. Every inch the aristocrat, he always has his nose in the air … New idioms dictionary
have a nose round — have a nose (round) British & Australian, informal to look around a place. He left the room for a few minutes so I thought I d have a nose round … New idioms dictionary
have a nose round — have a nose ˈround f2 idiom (BrE, informal) to look around a place; to look for sth in a place • I ll have a nose round and see what I can find. Main entry: ↑noseid … Useful english dictionary
have your nose in a book — have (your) nose in a book to be reading. My daughter reads all the time. She s always got her nose in a book … New idioms dictionary
have your nose in something — have your nose in ˈsth idiom (informal) to be reading sth and giving it all your attention • Peter always has his nose in a book. Main entry: ↑noseidiom … Useful english dictionary
have your nose in the trough — have your nose/snout in the trough phrase to try to get as much of an amount of available money as you can Thesaurus: to earn or to get moneysynonym Main entry: trough … Useful english dictionary
have nose in the air — have (your) nose in the air with (your) nose in the air behaving as if you think you are better than other people and do not want to speak to them. Every inch the aristocrat, he always has his nose in the air … New idioms dictionary
