Let's put our nose in a book.
Idiom: have (one's) nose in a book
Definition
To be constantly reading. This idiom pictures just that: a person who is seen with his or her head facing a book.
Example Sentences
→ Shelly always had her nose in a book when she was in school.
→ Mark had his nose in a book the entire weekend.
Notes
A similar idiom is bury one’s nose in (something), meaning “to become very occupied or busy with something."
→ I had my nose buried in work.
→ Our bookkeeper was buried in receipts when I got to the office.
From 1652, Richard Brome, A joviall crew (a play):
→ The foul Fiend took him napping with his nose Betwixt the sheet-leaves of his conjuring Book.
From 1837, Charles Dickens, Pickwick Papers:
→ Mr. Weller looked very profound as he delivered this legal opinion; and burying his nose in his tumbler, winked over the top thereof.
Level:
This common idiom is basic- to intermediate-level vocabulary.
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