just the ticket

Idioms  

1. Also, that's the ticket. Exactly what is needed; exactly right. For example, This van is just the ticket for carrying all our luggage, or That's the ticket—you're handling that chain saw very well. The second phrase dates from the early 1800s, and the first is slightly newer. The exact allusion is disputed—it could be to a winning lottery ticket, a price tag for merchandise, or, as one writer suggests, a corruption of the French word etiquette for “appropriate behavior.” For a synonym, see way to go.

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just the ticket

The public art program acts as “a way that we can bring in people who may not be just the ticket goers or the VIP,” said Christine Messineo, Frieze’s director of Americas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

That seems just the ticket these days, whether you’re a company or a country.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

Jack Dempsey hasn't played a whole pile of rugby but his carrying and his intensity might be just the ticket to get Scotland over the line.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

But if you like the idea of a knockout side dish with a certain savory je ne sais quoi, this is just the ticket.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2022

I remember one who would be just the ticket.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

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