1.
to have a keen nose; to sniff out; to be shrewd at detecting opportunities or information
To use one's intuition or shrewdness to detect something, especially business opportunities, trends, or information that others miss. A figurative expression using the nose as a metaphor for intuition.
彼はビジネスに鼻を利かせる。
He has a keen nose for business.
記者は鼻を利かせて特ダネを見つけた。
The reporter sniffed out a scoop.
流行に鼻を利かせて、いつも新しい商品をいち早く仕入れる。
With a keen nose for trends, they always stock new products ahead of everyone else.
A figurative expression where 鼻 (nose) represents intuition or the ability to detect something. The idiom implies shrewdness and the ability to sense opportunities or important information before others.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ビジネスに鼻を利かせる: to have a nose for business
- 流行に鼻を利かせる: to sniff out trends
- 情報に鼻を利かせる: to be shrewd about information
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 鼻が利く: to have a keen sense of smell; to be shrewd (intransitive version)
- 嗅覚が鋭い: to have a sharp sense of smell — can be literal or figurative
- 目が利く: to have a good eye — parallel expression using sight instead of smell