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under\ the\ nose\ of — • under one s nose • under the nose of adv. phr. informal In sight of; in an easily seen or noticeable place. The thief walked out of the museum with the painting, right under the nose of the guards. When Jim gave up trying to find a pen, he saw… … Словарь американских идиом
under the nose of — phrasal : in plain sight of; especially : in bold and successful defiance of carried off the floating vote under the very nose of the conservative candidate … Useful english dictionary
under the nose of — See: UNDER ONE S NOSE … Dictionary of American idioms
under your nose — used to describe something that you fail to see or notice even though you should I don t know why you couldn t find it–it s right here under your nose. They were embezzling funds right under his nose. The answer was right under our noses [=the… … Useful english dictionary
under your nose — under (your) nose obvious or not hidden. Sorry it took me so long to see what was right under my nose. Usage notes: also used in the plural form under your noses: She has been right under our noses all this time! Varies in the plural esp. as… … New idioms dictionary
under my nose — easy to see, close and visible, in plain view Isn t that the way! I ve been looking for a partner all my life, and then I found Lila she was right under my nose all the time! … English idioms
Under the Jaguar Sun — ) the stories are ordered as follows: Il nome, il naso ; Sotto il sole giaguaro ; and Un re in ascolto . The story Sotto il sole giaguaro was originally published as Sapore sapere ( learning to taste ) in the June 1982 edition of FMR , an Italian … Wikipedia
Under the sun — Sun Sun, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries. sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth. sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [root]297. Cf. {Solar}, {South}.] 1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the nose — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To lead by the nose — Nose Nose (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n[ o]s, Sw. n[ a]sa, Dan. n[ a]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos , L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril}, {Nozzle}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
