"spot on" meaning in English

See spot on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spot on.wav Forms: more spot on [comparative], most spot on [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} spot on (comparative more spot on, superlative most spot on)
  1. (informal) Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right. Tags: informal Synonyms: pitch-perfect Translations (exact or correct): 準確 (Chinese Mandarin), 准确 (zhǔnquè) (Chinese Mandarin), 沒錯 (Chinese Mandarin), 没错 (méicuò) (Chinese Mandarin), täysin oikeassa (Finnish), naulan kantaan (Finnish), esatto [masculine] (Italian), mārekereke (Maori), w punkt (Polish), w sedno (Polish), trafny (Polish), в то́чку (v tóčku) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-spot_on-en-adj-8SGvlru4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'exact or correct': 98 2
  2. (informal) Excellent. Tags: informal Synonyms: pitch-perfect
    Sense id: en-spot_on-en-adj-zM0ukJlQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bang on, cock on [UK], dead on, on point, on target, spot-on Related terms: nail the hammer on the head

Alternative forms

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        "(informal) Exact; correct; accurate; absolutely right."
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          "word": "沒錯"
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          "roman": "méicuò",
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        "(informal) Excellent."
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "準確"
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