VOCABULARY
目と鼻の先
me
め
to
と
ha
は
na
な
no
の
sa
さ
ki
き
a very short distance / a stone's throw
very close by, a stone's throw away, right under one's nose, just a short distance away
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
駅は家から目と鼻の先だ。
The station is just a stone's throw from home.
学校は目と鼻の先にあります。
The school is very close by.
コンビニは目と鼻の先なのに行くのが面倒だ。
The convenience store is right under my nose, yet going there feels like a hassle.
目的地はもう目と鼻の先です。
Our destination is now just a short distance away.
Practice exercises
1
学校は家から目と鼻の先にある。
The school is a stone's throw from home.
Answer
目と鼻の先
2
私の家から駅までは目と鼻の先だ。
The station is a very short distance from my house.
Answer
目と鼻の先
3
コンビニは目と鼻の先なので、とても便利だ。
The convenience store is right under our noses, so it's very convenient.
Answer
目と鼻の先
4
問題の解決策は目と鼻の先にあったのに、彼はそれに気付かなかった。
Even though the solution to the problem was right under his nose, he didn't realize it.
Answer
目と鼻の先
5
彼は仕事に没頭しすぎて、重要な書類が目と鼻の先にあることに気付かなかった。
He was so absorbed in his work that he didn't notice the important document was right under his nose.
Answer
目と鼻の先