Nose Out (Verb)
Meaning
Recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- She was skillful at using her intuition to nose out problems in the company's financial reports.
- His skill as a journalist came from being able to nose out stories no one else wanted to touch.
- The detective was able to nose out the suspect's alibi and expose their deception.
- A good teacher learns to nose out the students who need extra help, even when they don't ask for it.
- Her success in business was due in part to her ability to nose out profitable investment opportunities.