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dead-on

(dĕd′ôn′, -ŏn′)

adj. & adv. Informal

Precisely accurate and to the point: a dead-on impersonation; played the scene dead-on.

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dead′-on′

adj. Informal.

exactly right; perfect.

[1885–90]

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Adj.

dead-on - accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"

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