that's the ticket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. That's just right; that's just what is needed.

Pronunciation

En-au-that's the ticket.ogg

Word forms

that's the ticket

Etymology

Ellipsis of that's the ticket for soup, from the 1820s.

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