(from) under your nose

(US also (out from) under your nose)

Definition

C2 used about something bad that happens in an obvious way but in a way that you do not notice or cannot prevent: She stole the shoes from right under the assistant's nose.Apparent and obviousVisible

(Definition of (from) under your nose from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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from top to bottom idiom
from top to toe idiom
from where sb stands idiom
from within idiom
(from) hour to hour idiom
(from) under your nose idiom
from/out of nowhere idiom
from/since the year dot idiom
fromage frais noun
frond noun
front adjective

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SMART Thesaurus: Apparent and obvious

Synonyms and related words:

apparent adjective
be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
be (right) under your nose idiom
be etched somewhere idiom
be writ large idiom
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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