on the nose

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The directors take a visual essay approach, contrasting Walden Pond and its woods and the rivers Thoreau rowed with sped-up footage of our crazy modern world — which can be a little on the nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

But on Sunday, anyone with an ego got swatted on the nose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Red lights are on the nose, of course, to echo Rudolph.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

Meanwhile—as in, simultaneously—VW Group has been creating a China-only version of the brand, for which the familiar four rings of the brandmark have been replaced with glowing sans-serif lettering on the nose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

She kissed one of the dogs on the nose and grinned at Theon.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin