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that's the ticket for soup

that's the ticket for soup is the archaic form of that's the ticket.

Meaning of that's the ticket

Phrase

that's the ticket

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) That's just right; that's just what is needed.
    • I'll admit, I like how you kick it / Now you're talkin' baby, that's the ticket1992, “I Got a Man”, in The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, performed by Positive K

Origin of that's the ticket for soup

In allusion to the card given to beggars for immediate relief at soup kitchens.

Questions about that's the ticket for soup

What is that's the ticket for soup the archaic form of?
That's the ticket for soup is the archaic form of that's the ticket.

Words near that's the ticket for soup in the dictionary

  1. that's the bunny
  2. that's the spirit
  3. that's the stuff
  4. that's the thing
  5. that's the ticket
  6. that's the ticket for soup
  7. that's the tip
  8. that's the way it goes
  9. that's the way life is
  10. that's the way the ball bounces
  11. that's the way the cookie crumbles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: that's the ticket for soup (page history and authors); that's the ticket (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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