on the mark vs punctilious

on the mark

prep
  • Precisely accurate; correct or appropriate. 

punctilious

adj
  • Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions. 

  • Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky. 

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