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Exactly right
What does the idiom “on the money” mean? Definition: exactly right (said of a guess or forecast) Example: This sportswriter’s forecasts for the Premier League this season were right on the money.

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right on the money
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(right) on the money
Precisely accurate; exactly correct.
I won the contest because my guess was on the money.
I think her assessment of the situation is right on the money.
This guy's a great hitter, so your pitches need to be right on the money to strike him out.
See also: money, on
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right on the money mainly AMERICAN
If you are right on the money, what you say or write about a subject is completely accurate. Their predictions were right on the money. His reports are always right on the money. Note: This expression was originally used to describe a bet which turned out to be exactly right.
See also: money, on, right
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
See also:
(right) on the money
be (right) on the money
be pushed for money
be pressed for money
be pressed/pushed for money, space, time, etc.
color of someone's money, see the
funny money
come into (some) money
come into money
be caught/taken short