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under your nose
right in front of you but unnoticed
In more detail
1. (idiom) right in front of you, in a place where you should have noticed it
2. (idiom) happening very close to you without you noticing or doing anything about it
Examples
- 1. I searched everywhere for my keys, but they were under my nose the whole time—sitting right on the table.
- 2. The problem was growing under our noses while we were too busy to pay attention.
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