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Complete Definition of "on the nose"

English

Adverb
on the nose

  1. idiom exactly|Exactly; precisely.

#:His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was right on the nose.

  1. context|slang|Australian smelly, malodorous.

#:''That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.

Translations
trans-top|exactly
French: pile poil, exactement
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
on the button
on the dot

Category:English prepositional phrases

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