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  1. smack-dab in the middle. Right in the middle or most central part (of something). There I was, smack-dab in the middle of Taiwan, with no money and no way to contact my family. You don't want the levels to get too high or too low. You need to keep it smack-dab in the middle.

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    exactly
    precisely
    right in place or time
    squarely
    We got our water balloons fully filled and threw smack dabat their heads. It was fun, I tell you!
    I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my elbow landed smack dabon her ribs.
    He was trying to hold me down, that molester. That’s when I got him off balance and punched him smack dabat his nose.
    I want to own a farmhouse smack dab in the middle ofwoods near the city.

    How the phrase ‘smack dab’ came into use as a phrase or the actual origin of the phrase is unknown. But, its first usage is recorded around the late nineteenth century – 1892 to be precise. It was found in an early American publication which was named Dialect Notes around that time. It’s possibly more of an American phrase. The phrase ‘smack dab’is...

    Learn the meaning, origin, and usage of the American phrase "smack dab", which means exactly, precisely, or right in place or time. See example sentences and synonyms of smack dab.

  2. Smack dab is an American expression that means exactly in a place or at a time. Learn how to use it in a sentence and how to pronounce it correctly.

  3. Smack-dab is an adverb that means exactly or squarely. It is often used to describe something that is in the middle of something else, such as "smack-dab in the center of town".

  4. On the first day of shooting, Kallai and his film crew found themselves smack-dab in the middle of a war zone. From The Daily Beast Now, they are smack dab in the middle of a GOP primary in Mississippi.

  5. Smack dab is an informal adverb meaning directly or squarely. It is often used in expressions like smack dab in the middle to mean exactly in that place. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, and examples.

  6. Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase "smack-dab in the middle" and other related expressions. Find out how to emphasize a location with this idiom and see examples and synonyms.