| 释义 |
as plain as the nose on someone's face informal Very obvious: I knew what he was up to—it was as plain as the nose on his face...- He explained why he chose him: ‘That was a decision I felt had to be made as plain as the nose on my face - and that's fairly apparent.’
- What's the point of saying something that is as plain as the nose on your face?
- After eliminating the impossibilities, the master of deduction explained, he had been left with one simple irrevocable conclusion, as plain as the nose on one's face.
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