just the ticket



just the ticket

Fig. to be just the perfect thing. This soup is just the ticket for a quick lunch. A good, hot cup of coffee will be just the ticket.
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just the ticket

exactly what is needed If you love a splash of color, this striped T-shirt is just the ticket.
Related vocabulary: just what the doctor ordered
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just the ticket

Also, that's the ticket. Exactly what is needed; exactly right. For example, This van is just the ticket for carrying all our luggage, or That's the ticket-you're handling that chain saw very well. The second phrase dates from the early 1800s, and the first is slightly newer. The exact allusion is disputed-it could be to a winning lottery ticket, a price tag for merchandise, or, as one writer suggests, a corruption of the French word etiquette for "appropriate behavior." For a synonym, see way to go.
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just the ticket

n. just the perfect thing. A nice cup of tea will be just the ticket.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EinoAY-noFinnish
Shereen-Persian
Magdalenamahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
'Elifelet-Biblical Hebrew
AnneliAHN-ne-leeFinnish
Dimitridee-MEE-tree (Russian)Russian, French