the nose knows
Despite the addressee's belief that the speaker was unaware of something, the speaker, in fact, was already aware.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You think I did not notice, but the nose knows.”
“You tried to hide the broken vase, but the nose knows what really happened.”
“Though he maintained a facade of complete innocence, she simply smiled, knowing that the nose knows the truth behind his elaborate deception.”
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as far as one knows
To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.
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as you know
as it is already known.
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banana nose
A large, unusually long nose.
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button nose
A nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.
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camel's nose
A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
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count noses
To count people one at a time.
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cut off one's nose to spite one's face
To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.
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fuck if I know
I have no idea whatsoever
Last updated August 10, 2026