on the nose
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(satellite adjective) being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" |
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Synonyms: on the button |
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(adverb) just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" |
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Synonyms: exactly, on the button, on the dot, precisely |
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