Words and their stories: Nose and ear expressions
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smelling">smelling</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="nosed">nosed</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="nosed">nosed</span>, <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="noses">noses</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="matters">matters</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="nosey">nosey</span>.</p><p><span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grindstone">grindstone</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="foolish">foolish</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unimportant">unimportant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p>
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