spot on
adj1
Informal Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.
- I was spot on with my guess.
- Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not.1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 22:
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- His counterpart Neil Warnock got his tactics spot on as Chelsea struggled to get into any sort of groove in the first half.2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
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Informal Excellent.
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