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Bloody nose

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of nosebleed. Canada, US
  2. 2
    A minor defeat. colloquial

    "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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