N
Idioms beginning with "N"
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[nose in] (2) or [nose into] (2) {v.}
To move in close; move slowly in with the front first.
The ship nosed into the pier.
The car nosed into the curb.
[nose in a book] {n. phr.}
Busy interest in reading. — Used with a possessive.
Mother can't get Mary to help do the housework; she always has her nose in a book.
[nose out] {v.}, {informal}
1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover.
The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination.
2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest.
* /The horse […]
[nose out of] {informal}
Curious attention; bothering. — Usually used with a possessive and usually used with "keep".
When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business.
Contrast: [NOSE IN].
[nose over] {v.}
To turn over on the nose so as to land upside down.
The airplane made a faulty landing approach and nosed over.
[nose up] {v.}
To head up; incline the forward end upwards; move up.
The airplane nosed up through the cloud bank.
The pilot nosed the plane up from the field.
[not a leg to stand on] {n. phr.}, {informal}
No good proof or excuse; no good evidence or defense to offer.
The man with a gun and $300 in his pocket was accused of robbing an oil station. He did not have a leg to stand on.