on the nose

Prepositional phrase

Australia figuratively often slang of a bet on a horse obsolete

Exact; precise; appropriate. / Unimaginative; over-literal; lacking nuance. / (slang, Australia, often figuratively) Smelly, malodorous. / (slang, gambling, of a bet on a horse) To finish first.

Japanese Meaning

的確な、精密な、適切な / 平凡な、直截的すぎる、ニュアンスに欠ける / （オーストラリアのスラングで）臭い、悪臭がする / （ギャンブルのスラングで、競馬において）一位になる

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Her summary was on the nose, leaving no room for misinterpretation.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女の要約はまさに的確で、誤解の余地がなかった。

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Sense（1）

Exact; precise; appropriate.

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

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Sense（2）

Unimaginative; over-literal; lacking nuance.

Wearing that floral dress to a garden party was a little on the nose, wouldn't you say?

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Sense（3）

(slang, Australia, often figuratively) Smelly, malodorous.

That bucket of raw prawns you left in the sun is a bit on the nose.

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Sense（4）

(slang, gambling, of a bet on a horse) To finish first.

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Sense（5）

(obsolete slang) On the lookout.

Sense（6）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, nose.

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