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nose out

verb

to discover by smelling
to discover by cunning or persistence
the reporter managed to nose out a few facts
informal.
to beat by a narrow margin
he was nosed out of first place by the champion

But Ive marked the last place e bogged down into, an if e just pokes a nose out once more, ell get it in the neck for keeps.

Can we cross a hundred miles of ocean and nose out a little turtle-back in all that raft of islands and keys?

But he sees this Troubadour has put his poor old nose out of joint for him.

Thomas Chatterton Jupiter Zeus poked his nose out of the sun-bonnet.

Therefore I advise that you either keep your nose out of my business or actively work against me.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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