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in_the_loop_523 exactly Compare to: hit the nail on the head

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ON THE NOSE Their parents tried not to tell them where they were going, but the children were too clever for them. They guessed it on the nose.The children’s father told them each to think of a number between one and ten. The child who chose the closest number to the one he was thinking of would get the larger piece of candy. His youngest daughter picked the number on the nose.

Id	in_the_loop_523
Idiom	ON THE NOSE
Definition	exactly
Examples	Their parents tried not to tell them where they were going, but the children were too clever for them. They guessed it on the nose. The children’s father told them each to think of a number between one and ten. The child who chose the closest number to the one he was thinking of would get the larger piece of candy. His youngest daughter picked the number on the nose.
Cross-Refs	Compare to: hit the nail on the head

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