on the nose

ぴったり、正確

完全に正しい、または指定の時間や量とぴったり合っている。

やさしい英語で： Exactly right, or at exactly the stated time or amount.

• Your estimate was on the nose.
• We arrived at noon on the nose.
• Her prediction turned out to be on the nose.

類義語： exact, precise, spot on

反対語： inaccurate

よく使う表現： on the nose exactly, on the nose again

鼻に

においを感じる顔の部分に触れたり、物を載せたり、打撃を加えたりすることを表す。

やさしい英語で： Touching, covering, or hitting the part of the face used for smelling.

• She kissed him on the nose.
• The ball hit me on the nose.
• Put some sunscreen on the nose too.

よく使う表現： hit on the nose, kiss on the nose

露骨、ひねりがない

あまりにも直接的で分かりやすく、工夫や含みがない。

やさしい英語で： Too obvious or direct, without much imagination or hidden meaning.

• That joke is on the nose.
• The film’s message felt a little on the nose.
• Is a heart costume too on the nose for this scene?

類義語： obvious, overliteral, unsubtle

反対語： subtle

よく使う表現： on the nose dialogue, on the nose symbolism

臭い、悪臭のする

強くて不快なにおいがする。

やさしい英語で： Having a strong, unpleasant smell.

• This fish is on the nose.
• Those old socks were a bit on the nose.
• Is the rubbish getting on the nose?

類義語： smelly, stinking

よく使う表現： on the nose today, on the nose already

単勝で

競馬で、ある馬が一着になることに賭ける場合を表す。

やさしい英語で： Describing a bet that a horse will finish first in a race.

• I backed her on the nose.
• He put ten pounds on the nose and lost.
• Will you back the favourite on the nose?

類義語： to win

よく使う表現： bet on the nose, on the nose wager