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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spot-on1

First recorded in 1935–40

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