dead-on
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Others that begin well and then fall over: Mr. David does a fairly dead-on impersonation of Joseph McCarthy, but the sketch has nowhere else to go and so turns frantic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Perhaps that goes some way to explain her mass appeal later in life, expanded in no small way by “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes’ dead-on writing for the show.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
“Her pitch was dead-on, and her rhythm was a lift to the spirit,” Mr. Reich said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
The dead-on voice casting benefits from seemingly endless cameos by Rogen and Goldberg’s famous friends, including Paul Rudd, Rose Byrne, Natasia Demetriou and Hannibal Buress as various mutants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Another boy performs a cut from a Paul Rudnick play that is dead-on hilarious, but marred just a bit by one mispronounced cultural reference.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
