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Phrase(s): on dead center
1. Lit. at the exact center of something. • The arrow hit the target on dead center. • When you put the flowers on the table, put them on dead center. 2. Fig. exactly correct. • Mary is quite observant. Her analysis is on dead center. • My estimate wasn’t on dead center, but it was very close to the final cost.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs