In Grandmother's attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures.
The detective was nosing around in the crowd looking for pickpockets.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nose about — phrasal verb nose around or nose about [intransitive/transitive] Word forms nose around : he/she/it noses around present participle nosing around past tense nosed around past participle nosed around showing disapproval British nose around/about… … English dictionary
nose about — ˌnose a ˈround ˌnose a ˈbout british [intransitive/transitive] [he/she/it noses around present participle nosing around past tense nosed around … Useful english dictionary
nose about — or[nose around] {v. phr.}, {informal} To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. * /In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures./ * /The detective was nosing around in… … Dictionary of American idioms
nose about — or[nose around] {v. phr.}, {informal} To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. * /In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures./ * /The detective was nosing around in… … Dictionary of American idioms
nose about — See nose around … Thesaurus of popular words
nose about (for something) — ˌnose aˈbout/aˈround (for sth) derived to look for sth, especially information about sb Syn: ↑poke about • We found a man nosing around in our backyard. Main entry: ↑nosederived … Useful english dictionary
nose\ around — • nose about • nose around v. phr. informal To look for something kept private or secret; poke about; explore; inquire; pry. In Grandmother s attic, Sally spent a while nosing about in the old family pictures. The detective was nosing around in… … Словарь американских идиом
nose around — nose about you check the bedrooms and we ll nose around the kitchen Syn: investigate, explore, ferret around/through, rummage around/through, search; delve into, peer into; prowl around; informal snoop around/about … Thesaurus of popular words
nose — 1 noun 1 ON YOUR FACE (C) the part of your face that you smell with and breathe through: a broken nose | Marty punched him on the nose. | blow your nose (=clear it by blowing strongly into a piece of cloth or soft paper): Here, take this hanky… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nose — 1. noun 1) a punch on the nose Syn: snout, muzzle, proboscis, trunk; informal beak, snoot, schnoz, schnozzola, sniffer, honker 2) a nose for scandal Syn: instinct, feeling … Thesaurus of popular words
