Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I asked God to send me someone who is perfect for me in my situation, someone tailor-made for me. And there he was, under my nose, the whole time.”
- Chilli, singer in the group TLC, talking about her boyfriend Usher.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
close to me, near me, in my presence, in a place that should have been obvious to me, right in front of me
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
You can use “under my nose” to describe the feeling you get when you find something that should have been easy to find. For example, if you’re looking for something for a long time and then you realize that it was in a very obvious place, you can say that it was right “under your nose.”
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
””I was late to work this morning. It took me 20 minutes to find me keys. I was so frustrated! Then I found them in my pocket! They were right under my nose the whole time!”“
””Sometimes when you can’t find something, the best place to look is under your nose. Things are often easier to find if you stop worrying about them and just let them come to you.”“
””I was looking for someone who could take care of my dog while I was on vacation – but I never even thought about my neighbor. She was happy to take care of him. The best situation was right under my nose and I didn’t even realize it.”“
Winners
1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.
Something or someone is “under my nose” means he or she has been already present or around but hasn’t been noticed.
by Charis (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
‘Under my nose’ means ‘right in front of me (all the time)’.
by Najib (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Under my nose means: that he was in front of me the whole time, with me, too close from me, and in front of my eye.
by Desiderata (Faiha, Kuwait)
I guess “under my nose” means nearby somebody.
by Kathy (China)
“Under my nose” means directly in front of one; in one’s presence.
by John (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
It means something has ever been near me but i never saw it.
by Giulia
“He was under my nose” means “there he was, handy, near me, and I never noticed.”
by GC
I guess “under my nose” refers to something is so close or so obvious but you don´t realize.
by Lenya (Peru)
He was in front of you the whole time, you just couldn’t realize that he was the perfect man you were looking for.
by Sandra (Brazil)
It simply means that someone or something is within the immediate area to someone, as close as one’s nose can be to him or her.
by Vedat
In my opinion, “under my nose” means: Somewhere that is just around us which we never search in when we need something very important.
by Elif (Istanbul/Turkey)
I guess the slang “under my nose” means just beside me, just around me.
by Jack (Hong Kong)
I guess “under my nose” here refers to ” clearly, obviously, simply, etc.”
by Panpan. (Ann Arbor, Michigan USA)
I think the slang of the week means very close to you, but you didn’t see it, very near to you.
by Kornelia (Bulgaria)
Under my nose it means very close to me.
by Wuria
I guess “under my nose” means “right beside me, just in front of me, just in front of my eyes”. Chilli wanted to described that the man she’d been looking for turned out to be the one always by her side the whole time.
by Craig (Guangzhou, China)
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