Meaning & use
bull's-eye
The small central circle of a target, or a shot that hits it precisely.
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The archer's arrow struck the bull's-eye dead center from fifty yards away.
Her comment was a bull's-eye, summing up the entire problem in one sentence.
A note on using this word
Bull's-eye is often used figuratively to describe an answer, guess, or comment that is exactly right.
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