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seeing past the end of one's nose

seeing past the end of one's nose is the present participle and gerund 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

Questions about seeing past the end of one's nose

What is seeing past the end of one's nose the present participle and gerund of?
Seeing past the end of one's nose is the present participle and gerund of see past the end of one's nose.

Words near seeing past the end of one's nose in the dictionary

  1. seeing one's way to
  2. seeing oneself out
  3. seeing out
  4. seeing over
  5. seeing past
  6. seeing past the end of one's nose
  7. seeing past the tip of one's nose
  8. seeing reason
  9. seeing red
  10. seeing sense
  11. seeing service

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