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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
Idioms and Phrases
Defeat by a narrow margin, as in She barely nosed out the incumbent . This expression, alluding to a horse's winning with its nose in front, has been used figuratively since the mid-1900s.
Discover, especially something hidden or secret, as in This reporter has a knack for nosing out the truth . This usage alludes to following the scent of something. [Early 1600s]
Example Sentences
It isn't just among the fly-halves that England have people out of position and noses out of joint.
"I agree there is an issue of sorts and I see why it might put people's noses out of joint, but there has to be a compromise," she told the BBC.
The party has soared during his tenure, but it is also true that the now former chairman put rather a lot of noses out of joint within Reform.
Mr Miller calls this a technology that is “only starting to poke its nose out behind the door” within different segments of the publishing industry.
“I will raise my children the way I want. They’re our children and it’s our choice. He needs to stick his nose out of our business.”
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