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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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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That line, Fuller said, is “on the nose, but it’s also spot-on.”

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Glaser’s lengthy monologue may not have been as perfect a fit as it should have been, but her sketch performances were spot-on.

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“I’m a big foodie, and it was spot-on,” said Amaryllis Avelar, a New Jersey resident who ate lunch at Din Tai Fung with two co-workers.

Although the methods used to make Mr. Hawke look a foot shorter than he is are a bit odd, his performance is spot-on, from his comb-over to his attitude: chatty, catty, arrogant yet anxious.

But Poehler also benefited from much stronger sketch premises compared to last week’s, from a beautifully performed sketch about a TV psychic, Miss Lycus, who rushes everyone because she has a hard out at 7 p.m., to a spot-on parody of Netflix’s “The Hunting Wives,” with a guest appearance from Poehler’s “Parks & Recreation” co-star Aubrey Plaza.

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