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bang on the money

bang on the money adjective: exactly right, accurate, or precise; spot on.

Adjective

bang on the money (comparative more bang on the money, superlative most bang on the money)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Exactly right, accurate, or precise; spot on.
    • Apple's official Q2 figures now available and it turns out Kuo was bang on the money.2016 April 25, Gordon Kelly, “New iPhone 7 Details Reveal Bad News For Apple”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2022
    • But portraying a person with a disability comes with its own responsibility. "You need to get it all bang on the money," said Garfield, who spent significant time with the disabled to prepare for the part.2017 November 30, Gary Goldstein, “To portray a paralyzed polio patient in ‘Breathe,’ Andrew Garfield relied on his voice and expressions”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug...

Forms of bang on the money

comparativemore bang on the money
superlativemost bang on the money

Origin of bang on the money

Combination of bang on and on the money.

Questions about bang on the money

What does bang on the money mean?
Bang on the money means exactly right, accurate, or precise; spot on.
What part of speech is bang on the money?
Bang on the money is an adjective.

Words near bang on the money in the dictionary

  1. bang maids
  2. bang off
  3. bang on
  4. bang on the door
  5. bang on the drum
  6. bang on the money
  7. bang one's head against a brick wall
  8. bang out
  9. bang outs
  10. bang path
  11. bang paths

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