just the ticket
Precisely what's needed
Just the ticket describes exactly what's needed or desired for a particular situation.
The expression suggests perfect suitability, as if someone handed you precisely the right admission pass: A cold beer would be just the ticket right now.
That's just the ticket—exactly what I was looking for.
- answerSolution to query
- spot-onPrecisely correct, informally
- perfectWithout any flaw
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- idealStandard of perfection
does the trick · fitting · optimal · appropriateness · tailor-made · apt · bullseye · hits the spot · bang on · nailed it · suitable · match · ideal solution · sweet spot · made to order · proper · makes the grade · gold standard
just the ticketwide of the mark
Missing the intended target
missing the mark · inadequate · off base · beside the point · not up to scratch
just the ticketwide of the mark
Missing the intended target
off the mark · way off · unsuitable · inappropriate · missing the point
just, ticket, justice, justify, justification, justified, unjust, unjustly, justly