dead-on

Thân thiện

Her dead-on impression of the mayor made everyone laugh.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Accurate and to the point: Precisely correct, exactly right, or perfectly appropriate in a direct and effective way.

Usage

• Adjective: Used to describe something that is exactly correct, perfectly accurate, or perfectly suited to a situation. It often implies a sense of directness and effectiveness.
  • Her impression of the politician was dead-on.
  • The weather forecast was dead-on; it started raining at exactly 3 PM.
  • He has a dead-on understanding of the market trends.

Advanced Usage

• "dead-on" as an intensifier: The phrase can be used to emphasize the absolute accuracy of a description, judgment, or imitation.
  • Your analysis of the problem is dead-on. We need to address the core issue you identified.
  • The comedian's dead-on impersonation had the entire audience laughing.

Variants and Related Words

• Spot-on (adj): Another informal adjective with a very similar meaning of being exactly right.
  • Your guess was spot-on.
• Precise (adj): Marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail (more formal).
• Apt (adj): Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Synonyms

• Accurate
• Exact
• On the nose (informal)
• Bang on (informal, chiefly British)

Related Phrases

• Hit the nail on the head: To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem (idiom).
  • You really hit the nail on the head with that comment.
• Right on the money: Exactly correct, especially regarding a figure, estimate, or assessment (idiom).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. accurate and to the point
   • a dead-on feel for characterization
   • She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue- Peter S.Prescott

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