a nose for (something)

An intuitive ability to detect or excel at something. I've always been able to learn languages easily. I guess I just have a nose for it. He's got a real nose for determining which way the stock markets are going to shift.

nose for

A special ability to find or do something others would consider difficult. A good police officer has a nose for finding criminals.

nose something (out) (onto something)

to drive or push something carefully out onto the surface of something, nose first. I nosed the car out onto the highway, looking both ways. She nosed out the car.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a nose for something

COMMON If someone has a nose for something, they are naturally good at finding it or recognising it. Smith had taken over the company and although he knew little about music, he had a nose for talent. As a journalist, he never lost his nose for a good story.

nose

verb

See nose candy

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

a nose for something
nose
nose for
have a nose for
have a nose for (something)
have a nose for something
eyes in the back of (one's) head
eyes in the back of your head
have eyes in the back of (one's) head
have eyes in the back of head

词组	a nose for (something)
释义	a nose for (something) a nose for (something) An intuitive ability to detect or excel at something. I've always been able to learn languages easily. I guess I just have a nose for it. He's got a real nose for determining which way the stock markets are going to shift. See also: nose nose for A special ability to find or do something others would consider difficult. A good police officer has a nose for finding criminals. See also: nose Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. nose something (out) (onto something) to drive or push something carefully out onto the surface of something, nose first. I nosed the car out onto the highway, looking both ways. She nosed out the car. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. a nose for something COMMON If someone has a nose for something, they are naturally good at finding it or recognising it. Smith had taken over the company and although he knew little about music, he had a nose for talent. As a journalist, he never lost his nose for a good story. See also: nose, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. nose verb See nose candy McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: a nose for something nose nose for have a nose for have a nose for (something) have a nose for something eyes in the back of (one's) head eyes in the back of your head have eyes in the back of (one's) head have eyes in the back of head
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