hold nose



hold one's nose

 
1. Lit. to use one's fingers to keep one's nose closed to avoid a bad smell or to keep water out. The kid held his nose and jumped off the dock into the lake.
2. Fig. to attempt to ignore something unpleasant, illegal, or "rotten." He hated doing it, but he held his nose and made the announcement everyone dreaded.
See also: hold, nose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DrikaDRHEE-kahDutch
Pearl[pə:l]
Rupa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
Rossi[rəu'si:]
AnasztÁZia-Hungarian
Karmela-Croatian