English Explanatory Dictionary

on the nose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Exact; precise; appropriate.
  2. Unimaginative; overliteral; lacking nuance; unsophisticated.
  3. Smelly; malodorous.
  4. Being a bet on a horse to finish first.
  5. On the lookout.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, nose.

Pronunciation

en-au-on the nose.ogg

Word forms

on the nose

Synonyms

on the button on the dot heavy-handed

Antonyms

nuanced subtle
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