Looking for word or phrase for when you look for something over and over in the same places unsuccessfully then find it there when you look again?

English Language & Usage Asked by Kaya Wilde on April 1, 2021

Is there a word for phrase for when you look for something over and over in the same places unsuccessfully then find it there when you look again?

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be (right) under your nose

"I spent all morning looking for the book, and it was right under my nose the whole time."

Answered by Neil Robertson on April 1, 2021

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