bullseye

/ˈbʊlzaɪ/

noun 5intj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

huge, inside, petty, tiny, ugly

VERB + BULLSEYE

cash, fix, found, hit

BULLSEYE + NOUN

rima's, skura's, windshield, yanni's

PREP.

from, in, in, into, on

Definitions

noun

The centre of a target, inside the inner and magpie.

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

The two central rings on a dartboard.

A hard striped peppermint-flavoured boiled sweet.

Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light.

intj

A cry when someone hits the bullseye of a target.

A response to a totally accurate statement.

—Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[I]nstead of the six pair of feet which should have protruded therefrom, the gleam of the bull's-eye showed but four.

Wiktionary

He put on his fur coat and hat and went out into the hall. There he paused, hearing the slow heavy tread of the policeman on the pavement outside and seeing the flash of the bull's-eye reflected in th

Wiktionary

—Did John steal the petty cash? —Bullseye.

Wiktionary

You hit the bullseye.

Tatoeba · #3651884

Bullseye!

Tatoeba · #8227912

Yanni has a bullseye on his windshield.

Tatoeba · #9975670

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