Hello everyone!
Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.
All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,
but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.
Is everyone ready? Let's begin.
Hello everyone!
Today's idiom is: right under your nose.
Right under your nose.
Alright, so this is a fun idiom to imagine a picture.
Alright, so you have your nose and let's picture a big chocolate cake, right under your nose.
Okay, so you're going to be smelling it. Oh, it smells good.
And it's really big, so maybe you can't miss it.
It's right there, it's very obvious.
Yeah, it's right under your nose.
Alright, so let's listen to some examples using this idiom.
Mom, did you see my pink sweater?
It’s right under your nose! Look more carefully before you ask me!
Okay, so her pink sweater, she couldn't find it and her mother said, 'It's right under your nose.'
Ah, there it is.
Okay, let's listen to another example.
I thought I lost my iPod, but guess where I found it?
Right under your nose, huh?
Yes, it was actually right on my desk!
Okay, so 'right under your nose', could you understand the meaning?
It means right in front of you, okay?
Maybe you're looking very hard to find something and actually it was right there.
It was so obvious. How did you miss it?
Alright, so you can use this idiom for yourself or for someone else when you're looking for something or when you found something
and, actually, it wasn't hard to find in the end.
It was somewhere you should have known it was there.
Yeah, for example, you're looking in the refrigerator: Where is the butter? Where is the butter? Ah, I can't find the butter.
There it is, right under my nose. How did I miss it?
Alright, so let's try using this idiom, it's kind of fun, and I'll see you again soon. Good-bye!