be (as) plain as the nose on your face
(also be (as) plain as a pikestaff)Definition
› to be very obvious: He's not happy here - that's as plain as the nose on your face.Apparent and obviousVisible
(Definition of be (as) plain as the nose on your face from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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be (as) good as gold idiom
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be (as) good as new idiom
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be (as) light as a feather idiom
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be (as) nutty as a fruitcake idiom
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be (as) old as the hills idiom
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
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be (as) solid as a rock idiom
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be (as) thick as thieves idiom
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be (caught) between a rock and a hard place idiom
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be (dead) set against sth idiom
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be (down) in black and white idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- apparent adjective
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- blatant adjective
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
- glaring adjective (OBVIOUS)
- greet verb
- I need hardly do sth idiom
- in-your-face adjective
- it goes without saying idiom
- it stands to reason idiom
- leap out at sb phrasal verb
- obtrude verb
- overt adjective
- palpable adjective
- patently adverb
- plainly adverb (CLEARLY)
- pronounced adjective
- stand/stick out a mile idiom
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Apparent and obvious
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