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Sentence #1809981

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GrizaLeono GrizaLeono October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 at 9:00:39 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Hi --> He ???

Lumo Lumo October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 at 9:02:28 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Of course, you are right)

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 at 9:05:46 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Why on Earth he did it? Or, maybe, he just cut his nose, not cut off? :-)

GrizaLeono GrizaLeono October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 at 10:12:58 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Maybe it was the nose of a cake or so?
In my country there is a tradition to serve at communion parties an ice cake formed as a lamb. The celebrated cuts the head of the lamb off and blood (in fact strawberry sauce) flows out...
(I beg pardon for my poor English. I hope you will understand what I mean)

sharptoothed sharptoothed October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 at 10:26:49 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'm afraid we'll never know it unless the author tell us :-) There is a phrase in my dictionary: "to bite smb.'s nose off" ~ "to snarl", "to talk back" but I'm not sure if it was meant it this sentence.

deniko deniko October 31, 2017 October 31, 2017 at 1:27:34 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The phrase is really weird. Is the meaning literal? Like, there is a dead cow lying on the ground, and somebody is cutting its nose off, as the result they cut the cow's nose off?

Are we talking about Photoshop?

Is there an idiomatic meaning?

Anyway, @needs native check

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Hi cut the nose off.

added by Lumo, August 31, 2012

linked by Lumo, August 31, 2012

He cut the nose off.

edited by Lumo, October 19, 2012

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