鼻につく
はなにつく
to be irritating; to get on one's nerves
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Examples
彼の自慢話が鼻につく。
かれのじまんばなしがはなにつく。
His bragging gets on my nerves.
その言い方が少し鼻につく。
そのいいかたがすこしはなにつく。
That way of speaking is a bit grating.
最初はよかったが、だんだん彼の態度が鼻につくようになった。
さいしょはよかったが、だんだんかれのたいどがはなにつくようになった。
He seemed fine at first, but his manner gradually began to irritate me.
Common patterns
- 態度が鼻につく
- one's manner is grating
- 自慢話が鼻につく
- the boasting gets tiresome
- 鼻につくようになる
- to start to grate on one
Memory tip
From a smell that clings and turns unpleasant with repetition. That is the key: the irritation builds up over time, so it fits a habit or manner rather than a single annoying act.
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