on the nose
Example Sentences
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Chances are, you’ll retire either sooner or later than you plan to, rather than hit that date on the nose.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
But they’re seldom as musically on the nose as Weezer’s “Island in the Sun” in “Every Year After.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The choice of “Psycho Killer” is purposefully on the nose, and nothing onscreen gives an inkling of awkwardness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Although Sarah Paulson‘s Met Gala look was railed by Cosmopolitan as being “tone deaf,” her commentary on the 1% was very “almost on the nose, but not quite.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Harry dropped his wand: It hit Mundungus on the nose and shot red sparks into his eyebrows, which ignited.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
