| 单词 | under a person's nose |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder a person's nose b. under a person's nose: right in front of a person; esp. (done) right in front of a person but without him or her noticing, or noticing in time to stop it. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > present [phrase] > in or into a person's presence in (also into, intil, to) present?c1225 in one's (or the) visage1430 under a person's nosea1450 in the face of1482 in the wing of1579 before one's nosec1604 to one's nosea1616 the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] > close to a person > very under a person's nosea1450 at (also by) one's nose1526 society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb] barelyc950 beforeOE openlyOE nakedly?c1225 in a person's bearda1250 opelyc1275 apertly1297 commonlya1325 opena1325 overtlyc1325 pertlya1375 plainc1380 in (also on) opena1382 in apertc1384 plainlyc1390 in open (also general) audiencea1393 aperta1400 in commonaltya1400 outa1400 without laina1400 in commonc1400 publishlyc1400 pertc1410 in publicc1429 on higha1450 in pert1453 to a person's facea1470 into heightc1480 forthward?1504 but hidel?1507 publicly1534 uncolouredly1561 roundly1563 famously1570 vulgarly1602 above board1603 round1604 displayedly1611 on (also upon) the square?1611 undisguisedly1611 broadly1624 discoveredly1659 unveiledly1661 under a person's nose1670 manifestly1711 before faces1762 publically1797 overboard1834 unashamedly1905 upfront1972 a1450 York Plays (1885) 463 (MED) Þer Jewes..sawe..þis wondir sight..wroght vndir þer nose. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xxxviii Why doth your grace..couet a countrey farre from your sight, before a realme vnder your nose? 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) ii. i. 138/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I In some places where the kings and princes dwelled not vnder his [sc. the Pope's] nose. 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue i. 7 You are but a meane obseruer of the course..of things passing dayly under your nose. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. iv. 153 They..suffer'd the Duke..to continue his work under their noses. 1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 240 His Lordship procur'd and bought near 800 Horses, under the Enemies nose. 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 20 I being actually hired under the nose of the good woman that kept the office, whose shrewd smiles and shrugs I could not help observing. 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) iii. 63 They continue to sin under my very nose. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. viii. 188 So daring did these men of Pyquag become, that they extended those plantations of onions..under the very noses of the garrison of Fort Goed Hoop. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Mr. Gilfil's Love-story i, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 162 A parson, always under your nose on your own estate. 1912 J. Conrad Some Reminisc. iv. 128 I was composed enough to perceive..the matchbox lying there on the mantelpiece right under my nose. 1991 Times 17 Dec. 21/1 Rolls-Royce has won a £500 million order from under the noses of American arch rivals. < as lemmas |
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