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spot on, -on, adv. and a. (phr.)
[f. spot n.1 + on adv.]
Completely accurate(ly), precise(ly), exactly right.
1920E. H. Young By Sea & Land i. 56 All these X⁓chasing instruments make my head go round. You can overdo all that, I say; shoot quick and spot on—that is the best way in the long run. 1956C. Willock Death at Flight iii. 34 ‘What a spot for a front tyre to choose to burst,’ he said. ‘Funny thing, sir, the outer casing looks as though it was in spot-on condition.’ 1961Punch 18 Jan. 130/3 ‘Self-discipline and self-restraint’, to use the P.M.'s spot-on terms, become minimal requirements in the ordinary citizen. 1962L. Davidson Rose of Tibet vii. 134 Our oracle here warned that you would be coming... The time was fixed fairly spot-on. 1966M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xxv. 182 Neither the altimeter nor the compass is one hundred per cent spot on, because we didn't have time for an instrument check. 1969W. Garner Us or Them War i. 14 ‘I'm still getting things right?’ The plain-clothes man said, ‘Spot on, Mr Morton.’ 1973Times 14 May 9/1, I moved my run-up back from 109ft to 114ft and fitted in 18 strides so that I was hitting the board spot on. 1976Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 2 June 4/5 It's about time somebody with influence said the sort of things Mr. Colin Lamont..said about education. He is spot on. 1977Sounds 9 July 8/1 Pristine production and spot on playing, A.R.S. could be up there alongside the L.A. crowd if they concentrate more on albums full of songs of this quality. 1978R. Perry Dutch Courage vii. 82 Although the sarcasm was overdone, the cynicism was spot on. 1981T. Barling Bikini Red North ix. 194 Getting here..with a day to spare is spot-on timing. 1982N. & Q. Oct. 472/2 His thesis is provocative, its evidences spot-on, and his conclusions pretty convincing. |