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to a tick

to a tick prepositional phrase: exactly; perfectly; to a T.

Prepositional phrase

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

Questions about to a tick

What does to a tick mean?
To a tick means exactly; perfectly; to a T.
What part of speech is to a tick?
To a tick is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to a tick in the dictionary

  1. to a lesser extent
  2. to a man
  3. to a nicety
  4. to a T
  5. to a tee
  6. to a tick
  7. to a tittle
  8. to a turn
  9. to all appearance
  10. to all appearances
  11. to all intents and purposes

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