passer sous le nez

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.se su l(ə) ne/ ~ /pɑ.se su l(ə) ne/

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Verb

passer sous le nez

1. (informal) to slip through someone's fingers, to slip past, to pass by (of an occasion, opportunity, etc.) [with à ‘someone’]