Idiom Breakdown

on the mark

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Definition

Precisely accurate; correct or appropriate.

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In Context

"The writing was often good, his feel for characters on the mark, but the book was wordy."
"Three eminent mainstream British economists told MPs . . . that the government had struck the right balance between cuts and spending. Austerity is bang on the mark, they said."
"The Republicans haven't always been on the mark with doomsday predictions about Democratic presidents."

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Also Said As

bang on
on the dot
on the money
exactly

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Opposite In Meaning

off the mark
wide of the mark