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in front of one's nose

in front of one's nose prepositional phrase: plain; clearly apparent; obvious.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Plain; clearly apparent; obvious.
    • All that time we've been searching for the answer, and it was right in front of our noses.

Questions about in front of one's nose

What does in front of one's nose mean?
In front of one's nose means plain; clearly apparent; obvious.
What part of speech is in front of one's nose?
In front of one's nose is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in front of one's nose in the dictionary

  1. in foro conscientiæ
  2. in freefall
  3. in from the cold
  4. in front
  5. in front of
  6. in front of one's nose
  7. in fruit
  8. in full
  9. in full aspect
  10. in full chase
  11. in full course

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