Question of the Day #437

"From the on-the-nose 'Firefly' branding on the energy weapon ammo to the fact that your junky transport’s young naive engineer lady talks pretty much exactly like Kaylee, it’s layered on thick in a way I appreciated."
From the second paragraph of this article at IGN.

上記の文で、on-the-noseの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "on-the-nose" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


1. 鼻の上に
2. 時間どおりに
3. 〔数量・金額が〕正確に
4. 〔主張などが〕正しくて

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Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Precisely accurate; exactly right.

At the exact time specified.

Representing someone or something with indelicate or awkward directness; lacking subtlety or nuance.

Examples

• Her description of the play was right on the nose.
• Her predictions about the company's collapse were right on the nose.
• The busload of students arrived at the museum at ten o'clock right on the nose.
• He guessed the final score on the nose.
• I bet twenty pounds on the nose on that horse.

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