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under someone's nose

under someone's nose prepositional phrase: directly in front of one; clearly visible.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Directly in front of one; clearly visible.
    • I searched for my glasses for twenty minutes, and finally found them right under my nose.
  2. (idiomatic) Obvious or apparent.
    • If we had paid more attention, we would have found that answer was under our noses the whole time.

under someone's nose meaning in Arabic and Malay

under someone's nose in Arabic

obvious
واضح, جَلِيّ jaliyy

under someone's nose in Malay

visible
depan hidung

Questions about under someone's nose

What does under someone's nose mean?
Under someone's nose means directly in front of one; clearly visible.
What is under someone's nose in Arabic?
Under someone's nose in Arabic is واضح, جَلِيّ (jaliyy). See Under someone's nose meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is under someone's nose?
Under someone's nose is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under someone's nose in the dictionary

  1. under protest
  2. under sail
  3. under seal
  4. Under Secretaries
  5. Under Secretary
  6. under someone's nose
  7. under someone's roof
  8. under square
  9. under the auspices of
  10. under the bootheel of
  11. under the breath

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