"on the button" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the button.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the button, {{en-PP}} on the button
  1. (idiomatic) Exactly, precisely. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: on the money, on the nose, exactly Synonyms (exactly): on the dot Related terms: hit the nail on the head Translations (precisely): pile (French), tapantes (French), précises (French), hajszálpontosan (Hungarian), точь в точь (točʹ v točʹ) (Russian), тютелька в тютельку (tjutelʹka v tjutelʹku) (Russian)

Alternative forms

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