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Meaning of the nose knows | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Despite the addressee's belief that the speaker was unaware of something, the speaker, in fact, was already aware.

idiomatic, informal

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

the nut does not fall far from the tree the odds are good, but the goods are odd the old woman is plucking her goose the oldest trick in the book the pants off the party is over