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• nose — ac·i·nose; ad·e·nose; an·gi·nose; an·thrac·nose; arab·i·nose; car·nose; cone·nose; cy·a·nose; er·i·nose; far·i·nose; fu·ra·nose; glu·ti·nose; lam·i·nose; la·nose; man·i·nose; man·nose; mel·a·nose; nan·ni·nose; nose; nose·less; nose·thirl;… …   English syllables

• Wise Blood — Infobox Book name = Wise Blood title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Flannery O Connor illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Southern Gothic novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• nose —   Ihu (descriptive terms, ihu). See nahunahuihu, contemptuous, lunkhead, quarrelsome, scorn, scornful, snobbish, snore, wise.    ♦ A large, sharp nose, o oma.    ♦ An elevated nose, pinana ka ihu.    ♦ Irregular bridge of nose, ami …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Morecambe and Wise — Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, usually referred to as Morecambe and Wise, or Eric and Ernie, were a British comic double act, working in variety, radio, film and most successfully in television. Their partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe… …   Wikipedia

• Dennis Wise — For the fictional character from The Wire, see Dennis Cutty Wise. Dennis Wise Personal information Full name Dennis Frank Wise Date of birth …   Wikipedia

• a word to the wise is enough — Now often abbreviated to a word to the wise. Cf. L. verbum sat sapienti, a word is sufficient to a wise man; also verb. sap. a 1513 DUNBAR Poems (1979) 206 Few wordis may serve the wyis. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. 14v Fewe… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Camel's nose — The camel s nose is a metaphor for a situation where permitting some small undesirable situation will allow gradual and inexorable worsening. A typical usage is this, from U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater in 1958::This bill and the foregoing remarks… …   Wikipedia

• see\ beyond\ one's\ nose — • see beyond one s nose • see beyond the end of one s nose v. phr. To make wise judgments about questions of importance to yourself and others; act with farseeing understanding. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. He… …   Словарь американских идиом

• see\ beyond\ the\ end\ of\ one's\ nose — • see beyond one s nose • see beyond the end of one s nose v. phr. To make wise judgments about questions of importance to yourself and others; act with farseeing understanding. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. He… …   Словарь американских идиом

• see beyond one's nose — or[see beyond the end of one s nose] {v. phr.} To make wise judgments about questions of importance to yourself and others; act with farseeing understanding. Used in negative, conditional, and interrogative sentences. * /He couldn t save money or …   Dictionary of American idioms