Idiom
count noses
Meaning
To count people one at a time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The teacher needs to count noses before the bus leaves.”
“Before we start the tour, the guide will count noses to make sure everyone is here.”
“The event coordinator paused to count noses, ensuring that every guest had arrived before the formal dinner service commenced.”
Examples
simple
“The teacher needs to count noses before the bus leaves.”
contextual
“Before we start the tour, the guide will count noses to make sure everyone is here.”
complex
“The event coordinator paused to count noses, ensuring that every guest had arrived before the formal dinner service commenced.”
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