see past the end of one's nose

Meaning: (idiomatic,chiefly in the negative)To haveinsightintounderlyingfactsorconsequences; to possesscommon senseor avisionfor the future.1964September 13,John Canaday, “Hello Sr. Brest”, inNew York Times, retrieved15 December 2015:“If you could find a curator somewhere—I admit this is difficult—who cansee beyond the end of his nose, he would be glad to be a true innovator and get out of the international rut.”1988December 7,Robert Maynard, “Bush better not ignore Mexico”, inSpartanburg Herald-Journal, US, retrieved15 December 2015, pageA10:If my mother got on your case for being thoughtless or lacking in prudence or foresight, she likely would declare that you could not "see past the end of your nose".2007,Sharan Newman,Heresy: A Catherine LeVendeur Mystery‎[1],→ISBN:“Why didn't you tell me that you couldn'tsee past the end of your nose?” she demanded. “Do you realize the trouble you've caused?”2009December 26, Mark Reason, “Huge shadow of Tiger Woods dominates the decade of sport”, inTelegraph, UK, retrieved15 December 2015:It turned out that the BBC and its panel of newspaper experts couldn'tsee past the end of their own noses, let alone get a glimpse of the stars. The shortlist for Sports Personality of the Year was an absolute scandal of omission.2011, Carrie Turansky, chapter14, inAlong Came Love,→ISBN:He probably thought she was an overprotective, neurotic mother who couldn'tsee past the end of her nosewhere her son was concerned.

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