鼻はなの先さき

expression

right in front of one's nose; right next to you

Used for something physically very close, often with a nuance of being so close it's almost touching or obvious.

• 答こたえは鼻はなの先さきにあったのに、気きづかなかった。

  The answer was right under my nose, but I didn't notice.

• 彼かれは鼻はなの先さきでタバコの煙けむりを吐はき出だした。

  He blew cigarette smoke right in front of my nose.

expression

tip of one's nose

Literal body part meaning; less common than the idiomatic sense.

• 寒さむさで鼻はなの先さきが赤あかくなった。

  The tip of my nose turned red from the cold.