| 词组 | nose out |
| 释义 | nose out 1. nose out sth • nose sth out to discover some information that someone else does not want you to discover: ▪ It didn't take him long to nose out where the money was hidden. ▪ The media always manage to nose out some interesting facts about a politician's past life. ■ SIMILAR TO: uncover, ↑find out, ↑sniff out 2. nose out sb • nose sb out to defeat someone by a very small amount in a race, competition etc: ▪ Lynda Ramsden's horse, Tahitian, almost won, but was just nosed out by Cambrian in a photo finish. ▪ Nike nosed out Adidas for the top spot among athletic shoemakers. |
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