apropos vs on the nose

apropos

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

on the nose

prep
  • Exact; precise; appropriate. 

  • Unimaginative; over-literal; lacking nuance. 

  • Smelly, malodorous. 

  • To finish first. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, nose. 

How often have the words apropos and on the nose occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )