English Explanatory Dictionary

that's the ticket for soup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Archaic form of that's the ticket (“that is just right, or exactly what is needed”).

Word forms

that's the ticket for soup

Etymology

In allusion to the card given to beggars for immediate relief at soup kitchens.

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