on the nose
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English Dictionaryon the noseexactly
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Idiomson the nose [mainly American]exactly right, often an exact amount of money or time.
We arrived at three o'clock on the nose. Her description of the play really hit it on the nose. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
on the nosein exactly the right place/amount, at exactly the right time
I arrived at 3:00 on the nose.
What the woman said about our new boss is on the nose.
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on the nose adv. phr.,
informal Just right; exactly.
Stanley hit the ball on the nose. The airplane pilot found the small landing field on the nose. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲