人們膝、臂、顎等部位脫臼（out of joint），是很常見的事；鼻子脫臼，卻恐怕誰都沒有見過。但是，英文put one's nose out of joint（使某人鼻子脫臼）卻是一個(gè)常見的成語。
Put one's nose out of joint意譯是「奪人家的寵」或「挫人家銳氣」。我們都知道，人們不滿或嫉妒的時(shí)候，往往會(huì)用鼻子示意，例如小孩子看見母親特別關(guān)心剛出世的嬰兒，覺得自己受到冷落，就會(huì)翹起鼻子或者皺起鼻梁，鼻子的位置看來是變了，像手臂脫臼一樣。這就是put one's nose out of joint這個(gè)成語的原意了。這原意后來引伸出其他意思，例如：Peter, her assistant for many years, is to be promoted over her head. That will certainly put her nose out of joint.（彼得做了她助手多年，現(xiàn)在快要升級做她上司了，她一定會(huì)感到十分沒趣。）
Put one's nose out of joint意譯是「奪人家的寵」或「挫人家銳氣」。我們都知道，人們不滿或嫉妒的時(shí)候，往往會(huì)用鼻子示意，例如小孩子看見母親特別關(guān)心剛出世的嬰兒，覺得自己受到冷落，就會(huì)翹起鼻子或者皺起鼻梁，鼻子的位置看來是變了，像手臂脫臼一樣。這就是put one's nose out of joint這個(gè)成語的原意了。這原意后來引伸出其他意思，例如：Peter, her assistant for many years, is to be promoted over her head. That will certainly put her nose out of joint.（彼得做了她助手多年，現(xiàn)在快要升級做她上司了，她一定會(huì)感到十分沒趣。）