hold one’s nose and pass by ❍ 西子蒙不洁，则人皆～之。(《孟子·离娄下》 If the lady Xi had been covered with a filthy headdress,all people would have stopped their noses in passing her.
掩鼻而过yǎn bí ér ɡuò
捂着鼻子经过。形容对丑恶的东西非常嫌恶。pass by one place holding one’s nose, hold one’s nose and pass by