Idiom: under someone’s nose

Meaning

Idiom: under someone’s nose

something that is clearly visible and should be seen but is not noticed or found

— I was looking for my keys all morning but they were right under my nose the whole time.

— Many times the solution to our problems is right under our noses.

— She was looking for the perfect husband for years when she realized her dream man—her next door neighbor—was under her nose the whole time.

— A: "I can’t find my sunglasses!" B: "They’re right under your nose—well actually, on top of your head!"

— We couldn't find a solution to our funding problem until a temp pointed out a donor that was right under our noses.

— The thief was right under our noses. We found out our daughter was the one selling my wife's jewelry on eBay.

— Let's take a break and reconvene tomorrow. I have a feeling the answer is right under our noses but we're too tired to see it.

— We looked for fluffy for two hours before we found her right under our noses. She'd crawled into her pet carrier bag and fallen asleep.