spot-on

or spot on

[ spot-on, awn ]

adjective

1. exactly right or accurate:

   His spot-on impression of the popular politician had us all laughing.

   Thanks go to our colleague, whose analysis of the situation was spot on.

spot-on

adjective

1. informal.
   absolutely correct; very accurate

   your prediction was spot-on

Word History and Origins

Origin of spot-on¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The “Hall of Fame” also houses the Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton), which seems sad though spot-on.

From The Daily Beast

I was around him recently and he busted out the accent, and it was spot-on.

From The Daily Beast

Bloody as it is, Penny Dreadful is also rather beautiful, owing to some spectacular set design and spot-on horror imagery.

From The Daily Beast

And he is spot-on when he says that infrastructure “creates jobs,” and “puts people to work.”

From The Daily Beast

Thanks to all of the above, the city has found itself lovably poked fun of in the spot-on satire of Portlandia.

From The Daily Beast

The reference to economics as a branch of psychology is spot-on.

From Project Gutenberg