that's the ticket for soup

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What does that's the ticket for soup mean?

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

Where does that's the ticket for soup come from?

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

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