"under your nose" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 就在你眼皮底下

Definition

如果某事发生在你“就在你眼皮底下”，意思是它就在你身边或很明显的地方，但你没有注意到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于口语表达，用来表示“明显却没注意到某物”，常见在表示惊讶或懊恼时。比如‘东西一直就在你眼皮底下’。一般不用于字面意义。

Examples

The keys were under your nose the whole time.

钥匙一直**就在你眼皮底下**。

Your phone is under your nose, next to your laptop.

你的手机**就在你眼皮底下**，就在你的电脑旁边。

The answer was right under your nose, but you didn't see it.

答案就在你**眼皮底下**，但你没看到。

I can't believe my sunglasses were under my nose the entire morning!

我简直不敢相信我的太阳镜**就在我眼皮底下**一整个早上！

They hid the gift under your nose, and you still didn't notice.

他们把礼物**就在你眼皮底下**藏起来了，你竟然没发现。

Sometimes the solution is so obvious—it's hiding under your nose.

有时候答案太明显了，**就在你眼皮底下**。