be (right) under your nose
to be in a place that you can clearly see:
I spent all morning looking for the book, and it was right under my nose the whole time.
She shoved the letter under her boss's nose (= made certain he saw it).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ahead, in front and beyond
- ahead
- ante
- before
- beyond
- downriver
- follow
- follow your nose idiom
- fore
- fore-
- front
- head
- lead 1
- nose
- para
- past
- up
- yonder
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Apparent and obvious