that's the ticket
Just what's needed
That's the ticket is an exclamation of approval when something is exactly right or meets the need: Add a little more salt—that's the ticket.
It confirms that someone has found the correct solution, made the right choice, or hit upon exactly what was wanted.
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- you got itAffirmative compliance phrase
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
- catchphraseSignature line of words
confirmation · spot on · idiom · acknowledgment · concurrence · endorsement · bingo · answer · acceptance · fix · recognition · eureka · vernacular · saying · validation · remedy · good call · way to go
approval/affirmation
that's the ticketno way
Emphatic denial
absolutely not · wrong answer · not a chance · no dice · not even close
encouragement/discouragement
that's the ticketforget it
Dismissive phrase ending discussion
no dice · scratch that · don't bother · thumbs down · not happening