spot on
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4.4
- idiom
- UK
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acertado
- Look, I think that analysis is pretty spot on in terms of timely.
- absolutely spot on
- really spot on
- a spot-on impression
Look, I think that analysis is pretty spot on in terms of timely.
- Look, I think that analysis is pretty spot on in terms of timely.
- But in person in my mirror it's a pretty spot on match I would say.
- I think every word you said, spot on, spot on.
- It is a very specific, really spot on accurate depiction.
- But I believe you're pretty spot on with this.
- These basics are just spot on, like this top is literally everything.
- Yeah, I think that's that's spot on because that tool is really useful.
- That's it's so spot on it's crazy.
- Were just spot on, just spot on at the time.
- Your hair, mate, Your hair is so spot on.
- There's no stripping, no irritation, it is spot on.
- No, you that I just think that was really, really spot on.
Examples
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Grateful for the way you minister to us with these spot-on words.
Blog text (2) -
The exposure setting was adjusted to +0.7, and the picture obtained was 'spot on.'
Academic text (2003) -
This was just spot on in every way.
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Oh, you were so spot on.
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Oh no, you were spot on, it was most definitely a foul.
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And you're spot on that it needs to come from both ends.
Blog text (4) -
And George, your writing is so spot-on.
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It is a very specific, really spot on accurate depiction.
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Yeah, I think that's that's spot on because that tool is really useful.
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Her analysis of the situation was spot on, capturing all the key details accurately.
Synonyms
901
3.2
Completely correct in every small detail
680
3.0
Exactly correct in every detail
286
3.6
Exactly correct and clear about small details
261
1.0
Exactly aimed and hitting the intended point
112
7.0
Exactly correct in what someone says
31
6.0
Exactly right in what someone says or does
15
5.9
Exactly correct in every detail
6
4.8
Exactly correct about a fact or answer
3
7.4
Exactly right for a situation or need
1
5.8
Exactly correct in every word, matching the original text
1
6.6
Exactly at the right time or moment
So exact that it leaves no room for error
Antonyms
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
spot + on
There is a clear partial connection: 'spot' can mean a precise point and 'on' indicates being at that point, so the combination conveys being 'on target' or exactly at the right point. However, the evaluative sense 'exactly right' is a conventionalized, metaphorical extension and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so learners may not consistently infer it without exposure.
Etymology
Spot on may come from target shooting, where hitting the small spot on the target shows a perfect, exact shot. So, saying something is spot on means it is 'exactly right'.