“Not see beyond the end of one's nose”in other languages
Have a narrow view of the world.
English
Chinese
Korean
Same idea, different pictures
Chinese and Korean share a frog at the bottom of a well, 井底之蛙, 우물 안 개구리. It comes from the Chinese classic Zhuangzi: the frog thinks the little circle of sky above its well is the whole sky.
English keeps it closer: someone who can't see past the end of their own nose.
More sayings in other languages
- Get back on one's feet
- Get on someone's nerves
- Get out of hand
- Get the short end of the stick
- Gild the lily
- Give someone the brush-off
- Give someone the cold shoulder
- Give someone what for
- Go all out