tick all the boxes
Satisfy every criterion
To tick all the boxes is to meet every requirement or criterion on a checklist, whether literal or figurative.
The phrase often describes candidates, products, or solutions that satisfy all stated qualifications: The apartment ticks all the boxes—location, price, space.
It can carry a slight suggestion of adequacy without excellence, meeting standards rather than exceeding them.
- check boxSquare indicating a choice
- pass musterMeet required standards
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
completion · achievement · fit the bill · success · criteria · benchmarks · requirements · make the grade · measure up · up to scratch · do the job · meet the standard · parameters · metrics · leave no stone unturned · thresholds · demands · specifications
tick all the boxesfall short
Fail to reach standard
miss the mark · come up short · drop the ball · fall through the cracks · miss the boat
tick all the boxesexceed expectations
tick all the boxesinadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
unsuitable · unqualified · unfit · substandard · not up to scratch
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