to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument, or to make a sound when someone does this:
On the nose
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Precisely correct, without any error.
Unsubtle or overly and clumsily direct. Used when characters in a narrative leave no room for subtext with their eye-rollingly obvious dialogue. Not a general term for bad writing.
On the nose meaning & definition 1 of On the nose.
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A precise or exact time or quantitative volume, such as money or weight.
Expression of satisfaction when a plan or event is successful.
A synonym for excellent or grand stuffOn the nose meaning & definition 2 of On the nose.
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Lacking in substance; vacuous, inane.
A reference to wine tasting - where all the substance is in the scent of the bouquet, but nothing in the wine itself.
On the nose meaning & definition 3 of On the nose.
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