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. Mary Anne Puleio:

   Smile: Happiness Is Right Under Your Nose!

2. George R.R. Martin:

   Opening your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. Then comes the thinking, afterward, and in that way knowing the truth.

3. Richard Russell/YouTube:

   I think I’m going to try to do a barrel roll, and if that goes good I’ll go nose down and call it a night.

4. Eddy Luy:

   They were having trouble with the nose landing gear, which they reported to the tower. They did a fantastic job, all the way into the landing, it was a nice, safe, controlled emergency landing. Everyone is safe and unharmed.

5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus:

   It's rough, it's weird, it seems like it keeps getting worse, i don't know, nose to the grindstone, man. We just got to keep powering through and hopefully there will be an end in sight to all the insanity.