cannot see beyond one's nose

1. 鼠目寸光
   He is by no means a good businessman because he cannot see beyond his nose.

   他根本谈不上是位精明的生意人，他总是鼠目寸光。

follow one's nose

1. 笔直走
   Just follow your nose until you reach the first crossroad, and then turn right.

   照直走，走到第一个交叉路口右转。

2. 凭本能行事
   You should not always follow your nose once you step into the world.

   一旦你进入社会，就不能总是凭本能行事。

have/bury one's nose in a book

1. 埋头看书
   Whenever he is free, he will bury his nose in a book.

   他一有空就埋头看书。

keep sb.'s nose to the grindstone

1. 使某人勤奋工作
   The teacher believed in hard work and always kept our noses to the grindstone.

   老师提倡勤奋，而且也总是要我们埋头读书。

lead by the nose

1. 完全控制
   You're not going to lead me again by the nose!

   你别想再牵着我的鼻子走！

look down one's nose at

1. 瞧不起
   You should not look down your nose at him.

   你不应该瞧不起他。

nose about

1. 探听
   You'd better go and nose about a bit.

   你最好去打听一下。

nose after

1. 寻找
   The police were nosing after the criminal.

   警方正在寻找罪犯。

nose in

1. 向前靠拢
   The ship was nosing in to the dock.

   船正靠向码头。

nose into

1. 探听
   She is always nosing into other's business.

   她老是爱打听别人的事情。

nose out

1. 发现
   The dog has nosed out a rat.

   狗发现了一只老鼠。

nose up

1. （使）向上升
   The plane was nosing high up into the sky.

   飞机正向上升入高空。

poke/stick one's nose into

1. 探听；干涉
   It seems that he's a great deal too fond of poking his nose into other's business.

   他好像太喜欢管别人的闲事了。

(right) under sb.'s very nose

1. 就在某人眼前
   The pen she thought she had lost was actually on her desk, right under her very nose.

   她原以为丢失的钢笔就在她面前的桌子上。

2. 当着某人的面
   The money was stolen right under their very noses!

   钱就当着他们的面被偷了！

turn up one's nose at

1. 对……嗤之以鼻
   My two children always turn up their noses at vegetables.

   我的两个孩子总是不喜欢吃蔬菜。

• by a nose
  (of a victory) by a very narrow margin.
• cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  disadvantage oneself through a wilful attempt to gain an advantage or assert oneself.
• get up someone's nose
  Brit. informal irritate or annoy someone.
• give someone a bloody nose
  inflict a resounding defeat on someone.
• keep one's nose clean
  informal stay out of trouble.
• keep one's nose out of
  refrain from interfering in.
• nose to tail
  Brit. (of vehicles) moving or standing close behind one another.
• not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose
  fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee consequences.
• on the nose
  
  1. to a person's sense of smell.
  2. informal (of a bet) on a horse to win (as opposed to being placed).
  3. informal, chiefly N. Amer. precisely.
  4. Austral./NZ informal distasteful; offensive.
• put someone's nose out of joint
  informal offend someone or hurt their pride.
• turn one's nose up at
  informal show distaste or contempt for.
• under someone's nose
  informal directly in front of someone.
• with one's nose in the air
  haughtily.