ADJECTIVE
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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
ADVERB
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just as it should be
`Precisely, my lord,' he said
How To Use on the nose In A Sentence
- Does a father react angrily when his tired, overwhelmed twelve-month-old flails out and hits him on the nose?
- He hit me fair and square on the nose.
- The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.
- She struck him on the nose.
- It's almost unbearably tempting to suggest a furtive flick on the nose.
- This gave me time to bop him on the nose to get him off me and hastily escape before he came back for more.
- Symptoms of rosacea include skin redness and pimples on the nose, chin, cheeks or forehead.
- On the nose vibrant crisp cox's pippins are heartened by biscuity aromas.
- He punched me on the nose.
- It has been forbidden to supply the English ships; but for plenty money it is done sometimes; but the finger must be placed upon the nose, and upon the two eyes what you call the guinea; and in six hours where are they? Springhaven
