preposition phrase
(idiomatic) Exact; precise; appropriate.
His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was on the nose.
Eş anlamlılar: on the button, on the dot
(idiomatic) Unimaginative; overliteral; lacking nuance; unsophisticated.
Wearing that floral dress to a garden party was a little on the nose, wouldn't you say?
Eş anlamlılar: heavy-handed
(slang, Australia, often figurative) Smelly; malodorous.
That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.
(gambling slang) Being a bet on a horse to finish first.
(obsolete slang) On the lookout.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, nose.