spot on en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(informal) Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right.
His counterpart Neil Warnock got his tactics spot on as Chelsea struggled to get into any sort of groove in the first half.
2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:I was spot on with my guess.
Victor was spot on, of course; in fact, I have often been tempted to seek him out when I have been plagued by diseases of the heart. He'd be able to tell me in ten seconds whether someone was worth a tattoo or not.
1995, Nick Hornby, High Fidelity, London: Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 22:
- (informal) Excellent.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spot-on | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more spot on | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most spot on | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
dead on · bang on · cock on · on target · on point · pitch-perfect · pitch-perfect
Translations (15)
fi täysin oikeassa (exact or correct) · nb midt i prikken (exact or correct) · nb helt riktig (exact or correct) · cmn 準確 /准确 (exact or correct) · nb helt korrekt (exact or correct) · pl w punkt (exact or correct) · de genau richtig (exact or correct) · pl trafny (exact or correct) · ru в то́чку (exact or correct) · pl w sedno (exact or correct) · cmn 沒錯 /没错 (exact or correct) · fi naulan kantaan (exact or correct) · mi mārekereke (exact or correct) · es acertado (exact or correct) · it esatto (exact or correct)