dead on

dead on

Exactly right; perfect. Her impression of the music teacher is dead on—people walking by thought he was in the room with us! I think your insights into the experiment are dead on and will help us improve next time. I had to do that disgruntled employee's exit interview, and, I have to say, her assessment of the company—and its dysfunction—was dead on.
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dead on

exactly right; on target. That's a good observation, Tiffany. You are dead on. Your criticism is dead on!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

dead on

mod. exactly right; on target. That’s a good observation, Tiffany. You are dead on.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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