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seen past the end of one's nose

seen past the end of one's nose is the past participle 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 seen past the end of one's nose

What is seen past the end of one's nose the past participle of?
Seen past the end of one's nose is the past participle of see past the end of one's nose.

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

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

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