(as) plain as the nose on your face
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: very obvious
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Yet some preventative measures are as plain as the nose on your face.
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Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2020
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“(as) plain as the nose on your face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28as%29%20plain%20as%20the%20nose%20on%20your%20face. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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