ON THE NOSE Definition & Meaning

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on the nose

Exactly, precisely; especially, at the appointed time or estimated amount. For example, The busload of students arrived at the museum at ten o'clock right on the nose, or He guessed the final score on the nose. This term, like on the button, may come from boxing, where the opponent's nose is a highly desired target. [c. 1930]

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Their defining feature was a big bump on the nose called a boss.

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It wouldn’t surprise me if he’d pruned his script of every line too thematically on the nose.

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It's "on the nose" because, of course, there is a recurring theme in the movie that Bateman is not really there.

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But that may also be too on the nose.

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In the end, it will be so obvious that even the wrong-way hack will hit it on the nose.

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