(from) under your nose
US also (out from) under your noseC2 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 under the assistant's nose.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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