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on the money











ADVERB
on the nose
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ADVERB
right on the button
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Mr. Lillard, on the money, plays an administrator infuriated by the warped behavior of his most popular students, but who has to face parents with chips on their shoulders and self-serving agendas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those carve-outs may depend on the money at stake.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

"I had to do that job for the money to live because I couldn't survive on the money from the football alone."

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

If Congress does not sign off on the money, Trump said the “White House won’t be a very secure place.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The steel drums were on the money and when Big Joe showed up with a portable barbecue grill everything was everything.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers




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