“nose-in”

The following 4 entries include the term nose-in.

have one's nose in

idiom

: to be reading (a book, magazine, newspaper, etc.)

have one's nose in the air

idiom

: to behave in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people

rub someone's nose in

idiom

: to repeatedly remind someone of (a mistake, failure, etc.)

with one's nose in the air

idiom

: in a way that shows one thinks one is better than other people


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