just the thing
idiom
: the thing that is most likely to be helpful : the best or perfect thing
I have just the thing for your hair.
He always does/says just the right thing to make me feel better.
Chicken soup is just the thing for a cold.
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That’s just the thing that’s really moving me at 52 and as a new dad.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Summer is prime time for backyard birdwatching, and Costco has just the thing to elevate your observation game.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
And Carl realizes that a new case is just the thing to pull Hardy out of his spiral of self-pity.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
But Gen Z, we were brought up constantly being told that the world is ending, and so having to get your life together as quickly as possible was just the thing for me.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 June 2025
Summer is prime time for backyard birdwatching, and Costco has just the thing to elevate your observation game.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
And Carl realizes that a new case is just the thing to pull Hardy out of his spiral of self-pity.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2025
But Gen Z, we were brought up constantly being told that the world is ending, and so having to get your life together as quickly as possible was just the thing for me.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for just the thing
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“Just the thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20the%20thing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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