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.

Examples of just the thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone knows just the thing to say to send you reeling. —USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024

Bob Iger’s second act at Disney is turning out to be just the thing the media behemoth needed to turn things around if its most recent earnings are any indication. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024

But, according to Paltrow, as well as Moments of Space founder Kim Little, who joins her on this webinar, this is just the thing people like me need: to meditate with our eyes open. —USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024

Tweens, hard-to-shop-for teens, and adults alike will appreciate the gift of relaxation. 09 of 13 Charm A Master Gardener For the family member who lives for gardening, a spring-green basket filled with assorted tools, seeds, and vegetable starts could be just the thing. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2024

Sperm-friendly fertility lubricant may be just the thing while trying to conceive. —Nicole Harris, Parents, 2 Mar. 2024

For those who find traditional dieting constraining and downright ineffective, flexible dieting might be just the thing that moves the scale. —Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024

This one is just the thing to warm you up on a cold winter's day. —The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Jan. 2024

But his aspirations to become a media titan are well known, and Paramount’s assets could be just the thing to push him over that line. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024