tener largas narices

Spanish

Verb

tener largas narices (first-person singular present tengo largas narices, first-person singular preterite tuve largas narices, past participle tenido largas narices)

1. (idiomatic) to have a keen sense of smell
2. (idiomatic) to be able to predict the future

Further reading

• “tener largas narices”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10