in the money—(coll.)
1. having plenty of money:
- Being in the money at the moment, I said that of course I’d lend her any reasonable amount.
2. said of winners in a competition providing winnings money to bettors:
- After the first race, two of my horses were in the money.
on the money—(coll.)
1. exactly as desired:
- When you ensure information flows between your sales and marketing teams, the resulting marketing campaigns will be right on the money.
2. totally correct:
- I share them [ideas] with anyone who is interested and I add my predictions—some will be on the money and some will be way off base.