that's the ticket

phrase

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

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Meanings

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

    I'll admit, I like how you kick it / Now you're talkin' baby, that's the ticket

    1992, “I Got a Man”, in The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, performed by Positive K

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
that's the tip

Origin

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

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APA

that's the ticket. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20ticket

MLA

“that's the ticket.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20ticket. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that's the ticket,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20ticket.

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