Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

just the ticket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: just the tick-et
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A most appropriate or suitable action or object in a given situation.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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?"

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Synonyms

ticket

Questions

What does just the ticket mean?: A most appropriate or suitable action or object in a given situation.

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