on the nose
Example Sentences
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But they’re seldom as musically on the nose as Weezer’s “Island in the Sun” in “Every Year After.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
While historical comparisons and analogies can be overdone, the parallels between Washington in late November 2004 and today can feel a little too on the nose.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
The directors take a visual essay approach, contrasting Walden Pond and its woods and the rivers Thoreau rowed with sped-up footage of our crazy modern world — which can be a little on the nose.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Red lights are on the nose, of course, to echo Rudolph.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
She touched me on the nose with her finger.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
