Honest one sorted out exactly how things are (2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
on the nose
'out exactly how things are' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'honest one sorted' is the wordplay.
'sorted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'honest'+'one'='honestone'
'honestone' anagrammed gives 'ON THE NOSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on the nose that I've seen before include "To win one" , "(In race betting) to win only" , "characteristic of glasses?" , "where might a boxer's punch land?" , "There's a bridge here" .)