(further than)

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• further than — ( ● nose …   Useful english dictionary

• see no further than the end of one’s nose — AND cannot see (any) further than the end of one’s nose in. to be arrow minded; to lack understanding and perception. □ She is so selfish she can see no further than the end of her nose. □ You don’t care about anyone but yourself. You can’t see… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach — Do not spend more than you can afford. Similar to cut your coat according to your cloth. 1541 M. COVERDALE tr. H. Bullinger’s Christian State of Matrimony xix. Strech out thine arme no farther then thy sleve wyll retche. 1639 J. CLARKE… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• not trust someone further than you can throw them — If you don t trust someone further than you could throw them, it means you don t trust them at all …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• not see further than one's (or the end of one's) nose — fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee consequences. → nose …   English new terms dictionary

• cannot see (any) further than the end of one’s nose — Go to see no further than the end of one’s nose …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• not see further than one's nose — not see further than one s (or the end of one s) nose be unwilling or fail to consider different possibilities or to foresee the consequences of one s actions …   Useful english dictionary

• further — fur|ther1 [ fɜrðər ] function word *** Further can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: She walked further up the hill. after the verb to be : From our house to downtown is only six miles, but it s further if you follow the river. as an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• further — I UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɜrðər] adjective, adverb *** Summary: Further can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: She walked further up the hill. after the verb to be : From our house to the city centre is only six miles, but it s… …   English dictionary

• further*/*/*/ — [ˈfɜːðə] grammar word I summary: Further can be: ■ an adverb: She walked further up the hill. ■ used after the verb ‘to be : By road it s only six miles, but it s further if you follow the river. ■ an adjective: Further details are available from …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• further — furtherer, n. /ferr dheuhr/, compar. adv. and adj. of far with superl. furthest, v. adv. 1. at or to a greater distance; farther: I m too tired to go further. 2. at or to a more advanced point; to a greater extent: Let s not discuss it further. 3 …   Universalium