to a tick

English

Prepositional phrase

Exactly; perfectly; to a T.
- 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
  Lord John rose and shook him by the hand. "My sentiment to a tick," said he.

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