You were right on the dime

Chris Matthews  was talking to the Morning Joe crowd on MSNBC (2/14/24 show at 9:16 a.m) and said, “I watched and you were right on the dime.” He later said “right on the money” a few moments later. This is a mashup of “right on the money” (exact, precise) and “turn/stop on a dime” (quickly, suddenly). A dime is money and so probably confused Mr. Matthews. By the way, Chris has uttered many malaphors over the years, and features prominently in my book, “Things are Not Rosy-Dory: Malaphors from Politicians and Pundits”. You can get it on Amazon by clicking here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7GGMG5?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

A big thanks to Bruce Ryan for hearing this one and promptly sending it in.