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to a T
Idioms and Phrases
Also, to a turn . Perfectly, exactly right, as in The description fitted him to a T , or The roast was done to a turn . The first expression, dating from the late 1600s, may allude to the T-square, used for accurate drawing, but some think it refers to crossing one's T's. The variant alludes to meat being turned on a spit until it is cooked to the proper degree. The variant was first recorded in 1780.Example Sentences
And now every time I鈥檝e made it since, I follow these intricate instructions to a T.
Campbell confirmed as much at his emotional postgame news conference, saying, 鈥淚 explained everything pregame, to a T. OK? I did that.鈥
Just an unbelievable play that really displays his ball-tracking sills to a T right there where you can picture him whether it鈥檚 Jaxon or Willie Mays.鈥
鈥淥ur team played the script to a T, except the finish,鈥 said Maryland coach Mike Locksley.
鈥淲e talked about what our game plan was going to be, and I watched this group go out and execute it to a T.鈥
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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