"On the dot" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... ran almost on the dot. A hotbox delayed it thirty minutes on one occasion but it was carefully watched. At every stop for hours the train would hardly come to a standstill before a couple of men were at that box. The engines have no bells on them and the ...
— Birdseye Views of Far Lands • James T. Nichols
... eight-six, you leave. At nine, on the dot, you meet Hay at Sola Ranch. At nine-ten, the torpedoes take off. At quarter to ten, they arrive over their destination—San Francisco and the surrounding territory. And quarter to ten, if things go correctly—which ...
— Astounding Stories, February, 1931 • Various
... to you've made a big mistake. That road's one of the most successful traction lines in the West, and pays its bond interest on the dot." ...
— Otherwise Phyllis • Meredith Nicholson |
