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follow nose

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follow your nose
1. to make decisions by thinking of how you feel about someone or something instead of finding out information about them. As far as recruitment is concerned, I tend to follow my nose. I meet someone for an informal interview and see if I like them.
2. if someone tells you to follow your nose when they are explaining how to go to a place, they are telling you to continue in the same direction. Take the first on your right and follow your nose.
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follow your nose
1. to move forward. I followed my nose down the narrow streets toward where I remembered seeing a metro station.
2. to move in the direction of something you smell. I tried hiding that shoe in the closet, but my dog followed her nose right to it.
See also: follow, nose

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