"the nose knows" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-the nose knows.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=the nose knows}} the nose knows
  1. (informal, idiomatic) Despite the addressee's belief that the speaker was unaware of something, the speaker, in fact, was already aware. Tags: idiomatic, informal

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