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/dar en el BLAN-co/

To hit the mark exactly, to say or do precisely what the situation required. In the Southern Cone, dar en el blanco is the compliment for someone who got it exactly right with no room for interpretation.

Example

"He hit the nail on the head with that solution, everyone was satisfied."

"Her diagnosis was spot-on, that was exactly it."

Regional synonyms:

Grupo de amigos, pandilla o barra. En Centroamérica puede tener connotaciones delictivas, pero entre jóvenes es neutral.