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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4I have it written down here somewhere ... Let me look ...– Hot LicksJan 27, 2016 at 2:01
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2The word changes based on how old you are.– JimJan 27, 2016 at 2:49
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1"It's been staring me in the face all this time."– HughJan 27, 2016 at 3:18
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Could you provide an example sentence explaining how you wish to use it, please?– BiscuitBoyJan 27, 2016 at 7:49
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It's called a "man look" or "boy look" when a man or boy is looking for ages and when a woman or girl find it immediately.– Neil RobertsonJan 27, 2016 at 11:52
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"I spent all morning looking for the book, and it was right under my nose the whole time."
If it was a snake, it would have bit me!
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In my world this is referred to as: man vision.
The canonical example being a search for milk in the refrigerator. The milk is front and center on the top shelf but the person has an inability to perceive it, and consequently searches all other areas of the refrigerator.
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