on the money
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6.0
- idiom
- Informal
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clavado
- Almost all of the comments here are very perceptive and right on the money.
- right on the money
- absolutely on the money
- always on the money
No, I think that's absolutely on the money.
- No, I think that's absolutely on the money.
- Damn, I'm right on the money.
- However, I am going to purchase it because it was just so on the money for me.
- And now it almost every day I'm like, that's like right on the money, man.
- You talk about man being on the job, on the money, Lex.
- It's so on the money this, Gary, because I see it happening.
Examples
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Whatever you told me was right on the money.
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I'd say you're right on the money.
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The size is dead on the money, actually.
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Is that close to being on the money?
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Everything l was saying was just right on the money, you know?
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I am very sad to say that I think you are right on the money!
Blog text (3) -
This dish is on the money all the time.
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The map in the guidebook is right on the money.
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Diana's answer was right on the money.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her answer to the question was on the money, exactly what I was looking for.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Correct or most suitable for a situation
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
42
4.4
Exactly right about a fact or idea
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
Antonyms
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'exactly right' cannot be predicted from the literal meanings of 'on' and 'money' — a learner who knows the constituents would likely interpret it literally (e.g. located on money) or be uncertain. This is an idiomatic/metaphorical use specific to English, so its meaning is not transparently compositional for a B1 learner.
Etymology
On the money may come from old horse-race betting: if you picked the exact winner your bet was literally 'on the money' because you had put money on the right horse. That's why on the money now means 'exactly right'.