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bloody nose

noun

Definitions

  1. Synonym of nosebleed.

  2. A minor defeat.

    • He did not think it could be done and preferred to fight a battle in the morning, give the Germans a bloody nose, and then scoot off while they recovered.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA