bull's eye
/'bulzai/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The center of a target: The small circular area at the very center of a target, especially in archery or shooting.
- A shot that hits the center of a target: A score or result achieved by hitting this central point.
- Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal: An action or result that is perfectly accurate or successful.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The archer's final arrow landed in the bull's eye, winning her the competition.
- His comment about the budget was a bull's eye; it addressed the core problem perfectly.
- To score maximum points, you must hit the bull's eye.
Advanced Usage
"To hit the bull's eye": To be exactly correct or perfectly successful.
- The marketing team hit the bull's eye with their new slogan; sales doubled.
"A bull's eye": Can describe a perfect or ideal example of something.
- Her analysis of the market trends was a bull's eye.
Variants and Related Words
- Bullseye (alternative spelling): A common variant spelling of "bull's eye".
- He scored a bullseye on his first attempt.
Synonyms
- Dead center: The exact middle point.
- Direct hit: A shot that strikes its intended target precisely.
- Home run (figurative): A complete and outstanding success.
Related Phrases
- On the bull's eye: Exactly on target or perfectly accurate.
- His prediction for the election results was right on the bull's eye.
Related Idioms
- "Hit the mark": To achieve the intended goal or be correct. (Similar in meaning to "hit the bull's eye").
- The new policy really hit the mark with young voters.
Noun
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer
- scored a bull's eye
- hit the mark
- the president's speech was a home run
- the center of a target
- in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target
- in repeated sets of five shots his numbers of bull's-eyes varied