JUST THE TICKET Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

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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Jack Dempsey hasn't played a whole pile of rugby but his carrying and his intensity might be just the ticket to get Scotland over the line.

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But if you like the idea of a knockout side dish with a certain savory je ne sais quoi, this is just the ticket.

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In those cases, this folding saw is just the ticket.

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So hiking, diving, caving and other activities on secluded volcanic islands 900 or so miles from the rest of Europe seemed to be just the ticket.

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A Florentine apothecary’s rose-scented deodorant for cats and dogs may be just the ticket.

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