"under your nose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 就在你眼皮底下

Definition

如果某事發生在你「就在你眼皮底下」，意思是它就在你身邊或很明顯的地方，但你沒有注意到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

口語用語，表示明明很明顯或很近卻沒有發現，多用於表達驚訝或懊惱。例如‘東西一直就在你眼皮底下’。不是字面意思。

Examples

The keys were under your nose the whole time.

鑰匙一直**就在你眼皮底下**。

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

你的手機**就在你眼皮底下**，就在你的電腦旁邊。

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

答案就在你**眼皮底下**，但你沒看到。

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

我簡直不敢相信我的太陽眼鏡**就在我眼皮底下**整個早上！

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

他們把禮物**就在你眼皮底下**藏起來了，你竟然沒發現。

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

有時答案太明顯了，**就在你眼皮底下**。