bang on the money

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Combination of bang on and on the money.

Adjective

[edit]

bang on the money (comparative more bang on the money, superlative most bang on the money)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Exactly right, accurate, or precise; spot on.
    • 2016 April 25, Gordon Kelly, “New iPhone 7 Details Reveal Bad News For Apple”, in Forbes[1], archived from the original on 2022-07-05:
      Apple's official Q2 figures now available and it turns out Kuo was bang on the money.
    • 2017 November 30, Gary Goldstein, “To portray a paralyzed polio patient in ‘Breathe,’ Andrew Garfield relied on his voice and expressions”, in Los Angeles Times[2], archived from the original on 2020-08-12:
      But portraying a person with a disability comes with its own responsibility. "You need to get it all bang on the money," said Garfield, who spent significant time with the disabled to prepare for the part.
    • 2019 July 20, Gavin Newsham, “It’s ridiculous that golfers are being paid like rock stars”, in New York Post[3], archived from the original on 2022-01-23:
      After all, if you visit McIlroy’s Twitter page, his profile reads: "I hit a little white ball around a field sometimes." It's tongue-in-cheek, sure, but it's bang on the money.