Synonyms for on the nose
on the nose

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1. on the noseadjective

   Exact; precise; appropriate.

   His estimate that they would consume 23 boxes was on the nose.

   Synonyms:
   on the button, on the dot

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1. on the nose, on the buttonadverb

   being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion

   "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

   Synonyms:
   on the button

   Antonyms:
   imprecise

2. precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the buttonadverb

   just as it should be

   "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

   Synonyms:
   exactly, incisively, on the dot, on the button, precisely, just

   Antonyms:
   imprecise

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1. Ali Walsh:

   It was hard at times for my mom to see me come home with a black eye or a bloody nose, as it would be for any mother. But she’s extremely supportive.

2. Jeffrey Guzzetti:

   It will be jarring if other countries don't immediately follow. I'll be disappointed. But I guess I won't be too surprised if other countries thumb their nose at us and don't follow immediately.

3. Christopher Chiu:

   There are lots of other things that help protect us, there are barriers in the nose. There are different kinds of proteins and things which are very ancient, primordial, protective systems, and they are likely to have been contributing to them not being infected, and we're really interested in trying to understand what those are.

4. Dan Brewer:

   I’d get to new base camp, I could follow my nose and find it. They didn’t have to tell me where it was, I just followed my nose.

5. Max Jamison:

   ( It) sounded like a plane did a nose dive into the ground.