on the button

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the button

1. (idiomatic) Exactly, precisely.

   They arrived at 3:30, on the button.

   Her landing was right on the button.

Synonyms

• (exactly): on the dot, on the money, on the nose; see also Thesaurus:exactly

Translations

precisely

• French: pile (fr), tapantes (fr), précises (fr)
• Hungarian: hajszálpontosan
• Russian: точь в точь (točʹ v točʹ), тютелька в тютельку (ru) (tjutelʹka v tjutelʹku)

See also

• hit the nail on the head