counting noses

When the time came for counting noses Page and his friends found themselves in a minority.

Still his real thoughts were in the kitchen, and he kept counting noses and looking anxiously at the timepiece.

Some modern zealots appear to have no better knowledge of truth, nor better manner of judging it, than by counting noses.

But there was no rule against our silently counting noses and this we did, industriously.

Rick, seeing the manager busy counting noses to make sure all his employees were out, gasped, "Connel!"