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on the nose

PHRASE
exact
Synonyms
WEAK
accurate bull's-eye correct dead-on on the mark on the money on-target precise right well-aimed
Antonyms
WEAK
approximate imprecise inaccurate incorrect
ADVERB
exactly
Synonyms
WEAK
accurately on target on the mark on the money precisely well-aimed

Example Sentences

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But on Sunday, anyone with an ego got swatted on the nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Red lights are on the nose, of course, to echo Rudolph.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

"We made a snowman - I remember not having a carrot to put on the nose, so we ended up with an apple," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Meanwhile—as in, simultaneously—VW Group has been creating a China-only version of the brand, for which the familiar four rings of the brandmark have been replaced with glowing sans-serif lettering on the nose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

I nodded, but I kept looking at Daisy, kissing her on the nose and rubbing her ear until her back leg did that little flea-scratch shake.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio