DEAD-ON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Accurate and to the point

Example:

She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

accurate (conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy)

Domain usage:

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

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