B1 — Intermediate💼 Work & Money
Avere un buon naso
To have a good nose for opportunity
Literal Translation
"To have a good nose"
What it means
To have intuition for profitable opportunities
Example in context
"Aveva un buon naso: ha capito prima degli altri che quel settore sarebbe esploso."
"She had a good nose for it — she understood before everyone else that sector would explode."
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