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just the ticket

Idioms  

  1. 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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The public art program acts as “a way that we can bring in people who may not be just the ticket goers or the VIP,” said Christine Messineo, Frieze’s director of Americas.

From Los Angeles Times

That seems just the ticket these days, whether you’re a company or a country.

From Barron's

After the fortnight the prime minister has had, a spot of rarefied pageantry is just the ticket.

From BBC

A day of retail therapy can be just the ticket for some people to help them feel better about themselves.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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