under one's nose



under one's nose

Right there, in plain view, as in Your keys are on the table, right under your nose. This expression is generally a reminder that something one cannot find is actually there. [c. 1600]
See also: nose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alexandrinaal-əg-zan-DREE-nə (English)Portuguese, English (Rare)
Micaela-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Oleksander-Ukrainian
Joslyn['dʒɔslin]
AlbertAL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom
Paraskevi-Greek