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单词 under someone's nose
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under someone's nose

informal
1Directly in front of someone: he thrust the paper under the Inspector’s nose figurative the series was whisked away from under the noses of BBC radio to become one of Channel 4's biggest successes...
  • I had searched and searched for my path, and finally found that it was the one directly under my nose that I was used to.
  • He was just about to catch her when she doubled back, directly under his nose.
  • Well, I was just on my way home from school, looking at my feet while I was walking, when suddenly a piece of paper is shoved under my nose.
1.1(Of an action) committed openly and boldly but without anyone noticing: he made a pass at John’s wife, right under his nose and in his own house...
  • You commit a brand-new federal crime right under the government's nose.
  • You might not have noticed, but its happening right under your nose.
  • You might not have heard about these cases, but they go on right under your nose.
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