Passer sous le nez ~ French Gestures
Learn about French gestures - To slip through one's fingers
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To visually describe how someone missed something, that something slipped through one's fingers or, literally, that something passed right under one's nose, use the passer sous le nez (de quelqu'un) gesture.
Use your right index finger to draw a line, right to left and parallel to the ground, under your nose.
This gesture can be used to describe yourself or someone else:
- Ça t'est passé sous le nez !
- Ça m'est passé sous le nez !
- Ça nous est passé sous le nez !
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