[Words and their stories] nose and ear

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[0:17.9] A person's nose is important for breathing and smelling.
[0:23.2] The nose is also used in many popular expressions.
[0:28.7] Some people are able to lead other people by the nose.
[0:34.2] For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose,
[0:39.4] she makes him do whatever she wants him to.
[0:43.4] Some people are said to be "hard nosed".
[0:46.9] they will not change their opinions or positions on anything.
[0:52.0] If someone is hard nosed, chances are he will never 
[0:57.0] pay through the nose or pay too much money.
[1:00.8] for an object or service.
[1:03.3] It is always helpful when people keep their noses out of other people' business.
[1:09.8] They do not interfere.
[1:12.4] The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time.
[1:18.1] This kind of people is interested in  others people's private matters.
[1:24.0] He is considered
[1:25.5] nosy.
[1:27.0] Someone who keeps his nose to the ground stone
[1:30.7] works very hard.
[1:32.8] this can help a worker keeps his nose clean or stay out of trouble.
[1:39.9] one unusual expression is that is not skin of my nose. 
[1:46.1] this mean that a situation does not affect or concern me.
[1:51.9] We also say that sometimes
[1:54.6] a person cuts off his nose to spite his face
[1:59.7] that is he make a situation worse for himself.
[2:03.9] by doing something foolish because he is angry.
[2:07.5] more problem can develop.
[2:09.5] if a person look down his nose that someone or something
[2:14.9] the person act like
[2:20.2] something is unimportant or useless
[2:26.1] this person might also turn off his nose something he consider
[2:28.2] not good enough
[2:33.3] this is person think he is better than every one else.
[2:36.9] He has his nose in the air.
[2:38.1] In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher.
[2:42.8] they refuse to obey orders.
[2:45.5] or do any work.
[2:48.5] maybe this student do not know the correct answers.
[2:54.2] my mother always told me
[2:56.6] if you study hard,the answers should be right under your nose.
[2:58.8] or easily see.
[3:04.2] I think we have explain the nose expressions.
[3:06.5] What about 
[3:11.4] ears?
[3:12.8] Well. I hope you are all ears.
[3:14.0] or very interested in hearing more expressions.
[3:17.8] we may even put up bug in your ear
[3:22.5] or give an idea about something.
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[3:31.3] we also advise you to keep your ear to the ground.
[3:36.7] This means to be interested in what to be happened around you.
[3:41.4] and what people are thinking
[3:44.0] if you are a good person
[3:46.8] you will lend an ear to your friends.
[3:50.7] you will listen to them when they have a problem the need to talk about.
[3:56.3] Our last expression is to play it
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[4:01.6] this has two meanings.
[4:03.9] one is to play an song on a musical instrument by remember the tone
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[4:10.9] and not by reading the music. play it by ears also means to 
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[4:17.3] decide what to do at the last minute.
[4:21.3] instead of making detailed plans.
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[4:39.3] "words and their stories" was written by 
[4:43.9]  Jill Moss.
[4:47.1]  I’m Faith Lapidus.
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