ON THE BUTTON

• (adverb) just as it should be

  "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"

  synonyms : exactly , on the dot , on the nose , precisely

• (adj.) being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion

  "his guess was on the nose", "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

  synonyms : on the nose

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