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