just the ticket
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6.1
- idiom
:
justo lo que se necesita
- This is just the ticket for philosophers, aesthetes, historians, and scholars of the humanities and literature.
- got just the ticket
Examples
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Theme party e-books from Partycraft Secrets are just the ticket to ensure your next celebration is a success without stress.
Blog text (15) -
Service projects and potlucks are just the ticket.
Blog text (9) -
A nice massage is just the ticket for you.
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I thought a simple wrap would be just the ticket.
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Just the ticket for a night on the town.
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Remediation programs are just the ticket.
Academic text (1996) -
You know... a lot of people are expecting us to get married in the city, but I think a nice, quiet, country wedding is just the ticket.
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I think this kit might be just the ticket to take my images where I envision them.
Blog text (7) -
Yeah, well, you look like you could use a little R and R there, buddy... and as a matter of fact, I've got just the ticket.
Fiction book (1994) -
A quiet beach retreat is just the ticket for relaxing after a long week.
Synonyms
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3.8
The thing that is exactly right for a particular need
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8.2
A good idea or the right thing to do
Antonyms
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'just' clearly signals exactness, the use of 'ticket' to mean 'the right solution' requires a metaphorical extension from its literal sense (a paper pass). A B1 learner who knows the individual words might guess the general idea but the mapping from 'ticket' to 'perfect thing for a purpose' is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Just the ticket may come from the idea of a small paper ticket that lets you into a show or event. If a ticket is the one you need, it is 'exactly what is needed', so the phrase came to mean the perfect thing for a situation.