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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

on the money

A TV show is called 'on the money'.

1. What does it mean?

2. What does 'on' mean here?

3. Is it a common usage?

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On the money means correct or accurate . Your cost estimate was on the money . It is a common idiomatic expression, and I presume that the TV show is a kind of game show, where contestants must answer quiz questions?

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  • On the money means correct or accurate .
  • Your cost estimate was on the money .
  • It is a common idiomatic expression, and I presume that the TV show is a kind of game show, where contestants must answer quiz questions?
  • It may have come from casino gambling or horse-racing, where a winner has placed his bet on the number or horse who won the money.
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On the money means correct or accurate. Your cost estimate was on the money. It is a common idiomatic expression, and I presume that the TV show is a kind of game show, where contestants must answer quiz questions?

It may have come from casino gambling or horse-racing, where a winner has placed his bet on the number or horse who won the money.
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