はなさき

[鼻先] ¶彼の～で

in his face ;in the face of him

¶彼女は私の～でバタンとドアを閉めた

She shut the door on me.

¶彼の～で指を振る

wag one's finger at him 《◆軽蔑(^べつ)・非難の動作》.

鼻先
tip of nose

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はなさき【鼻先】

¶彼の～で

in his face; in the face of him

¶彼女は私の～でバタンとドアを閉めた

She shut the door on me.

¶彼の～で指を振る

wag one's finger at him 《◆軽蔑(^べつ)・非難の動作》.

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はなさき【鼻先】

1 〔鼻の先端〕 the tip of the nose; 〔哺乳動物のむき出しの〕 a muffle.

●鼻先であしらう treat sb lightly [with contempt, with disdain]; assume a disdainful [contemptuous] attitude toward sb; turn up one's nose at sb; sniff [scoff] at sb; thrust sb aside with disdain

・鼻先でふふんと笑う sneer [snicker, laugh disdainfully] at sb; treat sb with contempt [scorn].

2 〔すぐ目の前〕

●鼻先に straight before one; under one's (very) nose; before one's eyes

・短刀を鼻先に突きつける thrust a dagger under sb's nose

・鼻先に人参をぶらさげてやっても動かない refuse to budge even though a carrot is dangled before one's nose

・鼻先にぶらさがっている問題の方が先決だ. The first priority is to deal with the problem that's right before our noses.

●鼻先の 〔目の前の〕 under one's nose; 〔急迫した〕 impending; imminent.