English Expression : could be right under your nose!

Dialogue

Peter: Steven you’re such a slob! How many times should I warn you not to pile everything up and scatter stuff around? The place is a complete mess!

Steven: Here we go again! I bet you’ve lost your glasses. Haven’t you?

Peter: Of course not! This time my wallet is missing. I’ve looked high and low  but to no avail.

Steven: Just stop nagging and it’ll turn up! It could be right under your nose!

Peter: Here it is! On the TV. Anyway, I’m gonna straighten the flat out.


Vocabulary

A slob: (noun) a person who is lazy and has low standards of cleanliness.

Pile up:   to accumulate; to put things on top of each other

Scatter around: carelessly put in different places.

A mess: (noun) disorderly, cluttered condition; bad or confused situation.

Look high and low: to look everywhere.

Nag: harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to.

Turn up: to appear.

Right under someone’s nose: in an obvious, nearby place.

Straighten something out: to make something tidy or organized.

Here it is/they are!: said when you've found something you're looking for.