"look past the end of one's nose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: looks past the end of one's nose [present, singular, third-person], looking past the end of one's nose [participle, present], looked past the end of one's nose [participle, past], looked past the end of one's nose [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} look past the end of one's nose (third-person singular simple present looks past the end of one's nose, present participle looking past the end of one's nose, simple past and past participle looked past the end of one's nose)
  1. Alternative form of see past the end of one's nose Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: see past the end of one's nose
    Sense id: en-look_past_the_end_of_one's_nose-en-verb-WXVfSpYB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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