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On the nose

prep_phrase, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    just as it should be wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Exact; precise; appropriate. idiomatic

    "His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was on the nose."

  2. 2
    Unimaginative; over-literal; lacking nuance. idiomatic

    "Wearing that floral dress to a garden party was a little on the nose, wouldn't you say?"

  3. 3
    Smelly, malodorous. Australia, figuratively, often, slang

    "That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose."

  4. 4
    Being a bet on a horse to finish first. slang

    "It was three o'clock. They were running the third race at Santa Anita and he had ten bucks on the nose."

  5. 5
    On the lookout. obsolete, slang
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  1. 6
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, nose.

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