Idiom: follow your nose
Meaning
Idiom: follow your nose
- to follow one’s intuition
- to trust your own feelings about something instead of obeying rules or listening to other people's opinions
- to move straight forward
Example sentences
— I don’t have directions but I’ve been to this place before and I can just follow my nose.
— When my girlfriend followed her nose and looked in my backpack, she discovered a love note her sister wrote to me.
— I don't worry too much about the future because I just follow my nose when I'm faced with a big decision.
— I followed my nose and didn't buy this dress a month ago and now it's on sale for 40% off.
— My parents wanted me to major in accounting in college but I followed my nose and studied French. Now I'm working at the United Nations in Geneva.
— I tried to follow my nose when I got lost hiking in the woods but I quickly learned I was going in circles.
— I didn't know where I was going but I followed my nose and found a cute café walking around in Paris.
— The train station? Just follow your nose 500 meters and you'll see it.
Synonyms
- trust your gut
- play it by ear
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