have a nose for

have a nose for
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.


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  • 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 (good) nose for something — phrase to have the ability to find or recognize something He had a nose for a good news story. Thesaurus: relating to searching and findinghyponym to search for something or someonesynonym Main entry: nose …   Useful english 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) 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 a good nose for — 1. be able to search out or locate: good nose for bargains ; 2. have a propensity for; good sense of: good nose for business ; nose for pretension …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • have a good nose for — Australian Slang 1. be able to search out or locate: good nose for bargains ; 2. have a propensity for; good sense of: good nose for business ; nose for pretension …   English dialects glossary

  • nose — noseless, adj. noselike, adj. /nohz/, n., v., nosed, nosing. n. 1. the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration …   Universalium

  • nose — /noʊz / (say nohz) noun 1. the part of the face or head which contains the nostrils, affording passage for air in respiration, etc. 2. this part as the organ of smell: the aroma of coffee greeted his nose. 3. the sense of smell: a dog with a good …  

  • Nose ring (animal) — For nose rings as jewelry, see nose piercing. Show halters and bulldog nose rings on cattle at an agricultural show in the United Kingdom A nose ring is a ring made of metal designed to be installed through the nasal septum of domestic cattle,… …   Wikipedia

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