on the nose

phrase

1

a

: at or to a target point

the bombs landed right on the nose

b(1)

: on target : accurate

(2)

: accurately

2

: to win

—used of horse or dog racing bets

Examples of on the nose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Which is maybe a little on the nose for movie dialogue, but is right. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

The rough bar is under $5 million in gross receipts and no receipts going back more than five years, which is most early software companies on the nose. — Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The official tasting notes describe aromas of caramel and vanilla on the nose, followed by sweet caramel, charred oak, and more vanilla on the palate, ending with a long, velvety caramel finish. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

The frog in boiling water metaphor is just a little too on the nose. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for on the nose

• agarose
• aliquots
• amigos
• anthracnose
• bottlenose
• buffaloes
• bungalows
• calicoes
• cameos
• commandos
• conversos
• decompose