exact vs on the mark

exact

adv
  • exactly 

verb
  • To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way. 

  • To make desirable or necessary. 

  • To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce. 

adj
  • Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual. 

  • Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one. 

  • Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect. 

  • Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict. 

on the mark

prep
  • Precisely accurate; correct or appropriate. 

How often have the words exact and on the mark occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )