under one's nose

[under one's nose] or [under the nose of] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In sight of; in an easily seen or noticeable place.

* /The thief walked out of the museum with the painting, right under the nose of the guards./

* /When Jim gave up trying to find a pen, he saw three right under his nose on the desk./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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