dead-on

[ded-on, -awn]

dead-on

[ded-on, -awn]
adjective Informal.
exactly right, accurate, or pertinent: The film director has a dead-on feel for characterization.

Origin:
1885–90
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Dead-on is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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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