How do you say “Right under your nose” in French?

The French phrase 'sous le nez' maps almost perfectly to the English 'under your nose'. Both languages seize on the ironic fact that while your nose is right in your line of vision, you often fail to focus on whatever is immediately below it. In everyday conversation, native speakers frequently add the intensifier 'juste' ('juste sous ton nez') to translate the emphasis of 'right under your nose'.

When the English phrase describes someone pulling off an audacious trick or crime directly in front of an oblivious authority figure, French often opts for the idiomatic flourish 'au nez et à la barbe de quelqu'un'. However, for lost keys, misplaced documents, or overlooked details that were in plain sight, 'sous le nez' or its close cousin 'sous les yeux' are the undisputed everyday choices.