Not See Past/farther Than The End Of One's Nose Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not See Past/farther Than The End Of One's Nose Idiom mean?

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not see past/farther than the end of one's nose What does not see past/farther than the end of one's nose mean?	to not care about the future or about what is happening elsewhere or to other people	My friend cannot see farther than the end of her nose and is not interested in the lives of other people.
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far from it What does "far from it" mean?	not at all	"Far from it," I answered when the supervisor asked me if I was finished my work.
make waves What does "make waves" mean?	create a disturbance	He is very quiet at work and does not like to make waves.
Quiet as a cat What does "Quiet as a cat" mean?	If somebody is as quiet as a cat they make as little noise as possible and try to be unnoticeable.
commit (something) to memory What does "commit (something) to memory" mean?	to memorize something	I worked hard to commit the names to memory.
no skin off (someone's) teeth What does "no skin off (someone's) teeth" mean?	of no interest/concern/trouble to someone	It is no skin off my teeth whether my friend come's to the restaurant with us or not.
jerk What does "jerk" mean?	dumb, unappealing person
keep one's fingers crossed What does "keep one's fingers crossed" mean?	hope for the best.	A: "How did you do on the test?"
vim and vigor What does "vim and vigor" mean?	energy and enthusiasm	Our great aunt is always full of vim and vigor when we see her.
one and all What does "one and all" mean?	everyone	One and all were invited to the community center to listen to the famous author speak.

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Not See Past/farther Than The End Of One's Nose Idiom