ticket for Crow and Smith

English translation: the ticket = the right thing

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English term or phrase:ticket for Crow and Smith
Selected answer:the ticket = the right thing
Entered by: Shirley Fan

11:52 Sep 15, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: ticket for Crow and Smith
The intimate combination of talent seems to be the ticket for Crow and Smith
Shirley Fan
Local time: 14:36
the ticket = the right thing
Explanation:
"The ticket", often "just the ticket", is somewhat old-fashioned slang, meaning that something is exactly right. So this combination of talent is exactly right for them.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:36
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Thank you !
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4 +11the ticket = the right thing
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the ticket = the right thing


Explanation:
"The ticket", often "just the ticket", is somewhat old-fashioned slang, meaning that something is exactly right. So this combination of talent is exactly right for them.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you !

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