Definition of just the ticket

just the ticket

noun

• the perfect thing to have at the present moment.

  A nice cup of tea would be just the ticket.

  Last edited on Jan 24 2013. Submitted by John Kitus from Boise, ID, USA on Jan 27 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'just':
Are you comin' or just breathin' hard?	Definitions include: Can be said when impatiently waiting for someone to follow you. Double meaning of coming and orgasm.
Da Nile isn't just a river in Egypt.	Definitions include: an expression used to indicate someone is in denial.
FIGJAM	Definitions include: acronym of "fuck I'm good just ask me".
I'll just have the soup	Definitions include: I'll just have the soup.
JFDI	Definitions include: acronym for "just fucking do it".
JFTR	Definitions include: acronym for "just for the record".
JK	Definitions include: acronym for "just kidding".
JMO	Definitions include: "just my opinion".
JOOC	Definitions include: acronym for "just out of curiosity".
JSMP	Definitions include: acronym for "just shat my pants."
just friend	Definitions include: to break up with a significant other, telling them that one "Just wants to be friends."
just J	Definitions include: jealous.
just joshin'	Definitions include: just kidding.
Just want penicillin	Definitions include: The presence of a dirty, diseased looking person evokes this response.
just what the doctor ordered	Definitions include: n. exactly what is need.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'ticket':
e-ticket	Definitions include: Not long ago, at Disney World/Land you had to purchase a book of tickets to ride the carnival rides.
e-ticket ride	Definitions include: a ride of excitement or great fun.
punch (one's) ticket	Definitions include: kill. (Literally, cancel) Poor Chuck got his ticket punched while he was waiting for a bus. Watch out there, or someone's gonna punch your ticket, too.
sell wolf tickets	Definitions include: to not tell the truth.
sh*t tickets	Definitions include: toilet paper.
ticket	Definitions include: figuratively, something that enables an achievement.
ticket, the	Definitions include: something that satisfies a need or desire; something that "hits the spot".

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