follow nose

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