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see beyond the end of one's nose

see beyond the end of one's nose is the alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.

Meaning of see past the end of one's nose

Verb

see past the end of one's nose (third-person singular simple present sees past the end of one's nose, present participle seeing past the end of one's nose, simple past saw past the end of one's nose, past participle seen past the end of one's nose)

  1. (idiomatic) To have insight into underlying facts or consequences; to possess common sense or a vision for the future.
    • “If you could find a curator somewhere—I admit this is difficult—who can see beyond the end of his nose, he would be glad to be a true innovator and get out of the international rut.”1964 September 13, John Canaday, “Hello Sr. Brest”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Dec 2015

Forms of see beyond the end of one's nose

third-person singular presentsees beyond the end of one's nose
present participleseeing beyond the end of one's nose
pastsaw beyond the end of one's nose
past participleseen beyond the end of one's nose

Questions about see beyond the end of one's nose

What is see beyond the end of one's nose the alternative form of?
See beyond the end of one's nose is the alternative form of see past the end of one's nose.

Words near see beyond the end of one's nose in the dictionary

  1. see after
  2. see also
  3. see an argument
  4. see and be seen
  5. see beyond
  6. see beyond the end of one's nose
  7. see beyond the tip of one's nose
  8. see coming
  9. see daylight
  10. see dollar signs
  11. see double

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Adapted from Wiktionary: see beyond the end of one's nose (page history and authors); see past the end of one's nose (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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