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 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.
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
  • caught short