that's the ticket
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Yeah, that's the ticket, she, uh, she said hello, yeah.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2018
No, we need more flashy bells and whistles, that's the ticket.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2016
Now that’s the ticket to getting rich, even for a late-bloomer like me.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2015
Terry Gilliam’s time-traveling masterpiece about… yeah, that’s the ticket.
From Time • Dec. 20, 2013
“That’s more like it Stand up for yourself, that’s the ticket Asking advice is the fatal thing. Besides, I won’t be here to advise you, fairly soon.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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