to the purpose
idiom
old-fashioned
: appropriate to the situation
He didn't say much to the purpose.
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“To the purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20purpose. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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