dead-on

[ded-on, -awn]

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adjective Informal.

exactly right, accurate, or pertinent: The film director has a dead-on feel for characterization.

Origin:
1885–90

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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WordNet

dead-on
adjective
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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