Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

none the wiser
- not knowing any more
We put all of the old magazines in the garbage and my sister was none the wiser.
none the worse for wear
- no worse because of use or effort
We were none the worse for wear after our long trip through the mountains.
none too (something)
- not very something, not at all something
The boy was none too smart to try and steal the CDs from the store.
nose around/about
- to look for something kept private or secret, to pry into something
The secretary nosed around her boss's desk to try and discover what was happening in
the company.
to nose down
- to head down, to bring down the nose of something
The pilot began to nose down the plane as it approached the airport.
have one`s nose in (something)
- to have unwelcome interest in something, to have impolite curiosity about
something
He often has his nose in other people`s private business where it does not belong.
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