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Adjective: on the nose
Usage: informal
  1. Being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion
    "his guess was on the nose";
    - on the button [informal]
Adverb: on the nose
Usage: informal
  1. Just as it should be
    "'on the nose, my lord,' he said";
    - precisely, exactly, on the dot [informal], on the button [informal]

See also: precise

Encyclopedia: On the nose

Nearest

on the go
on the hook
on the house
on the job
on the level
on the line
on the loose
on the mend
on the nail
on the nod
on the nose
on the off chance
on the offensive
on the one hand
on the other hand
on the Q.T.
on the QT
on the qui vive
on the road
on the rocks
on the ropes