[Ads-l] "on the nose"

[Jonathan Lighter]

More on "Unbroken":

 "Edifying, beautifully-made, but a bit monotonous and on the nose."

http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_reviews/2014/12/angelina_jolie_s_aim_is_true_in_unbroken
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/movies/movie_reviews/2014/12/angelina_jolie_s_aim_is_true_in_unbroken

Unsubtle? Obvious? Not in the D's (viz., OED, UrbanD).

JL
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