right on the money
(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.
See also: money, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
right on the money
mainly AMERICANIf 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.
- (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
- caught short