How to Pronounce "on the nose"
expression
AHN thuh NOHZ
ON thuh NOHZ
Definition
Used to say something is exactly right, either in amount or accuracy. It can also mean something is very obvious or direct, sometimes too much so.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnoʊz
British English
ˈɒn/ /ðə, ði/ /nˈəʊz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AHN thuh NOHZ
UK
ON thuh NOHZ
Listen in Context
The train arrived at 7:30 on the nose.
Her guess was on the nose—twenty candies in the jar.
It's 12 o'clock on the nose.
That movie's message was a little on the nose.