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Nose about phrasal verb
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Meaning: Look for something hidden or secret
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The police are NOSING ABOUT to see if they can find anything against the gang.
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Meaning: Look for something hidden or secret
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Nose around phrasal verb
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Meaning: Look around for evidence
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The boss keeps NOSING AROUND our office when we are out at lunch.
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Meaning: Look around for evidence
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Nose out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Find out, discover- usually information, secrets, etc
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Meaning: Narrowly beat someone
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The other candidate NOSED him OUT by a few votes.
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Meaning: Find out, discover- usually information, secrets, etc