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Topic : Re: Synonym for 'overly obvious'? Writing about Waugh. Nanny Hawkins is first described thus: 'her hands lay open in her lap and, loosely between then, a rosary; she was fast asleep'. I find the - selfpublishingguru.com

Kevin153

: Re: Synonym for 'overly obvious'? Writing about Waugh. Nanny Hawkins is first described thus: 'her hands lay open in her lap and, loosely between then, a rosary; she was fast asleep'. I find the

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"On the nose" might work, though the phrase isn't all that well known outside of Hollywood. Unsubtle?

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