Meanings
nounjust the ticket (uncountable)
- UKuncountableA most appropriate or suitable action or object in a given situation.
Mark Corrigan: Yeah, so my new idea is urine. Loads and loads of urine. Flooding your drawers. What do you think about that? Don't you think that would be just the ticket?
2003, “Dream Job”, episode 5 of series 1 of Peep Show
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