Precisely; exactly; perfectly; with great attention to detail.
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- The origins of this phrase are uncertain, but it has been observed in print since at least 1766, and likely was around well before that. The potentially related phrase "to a tittle" is found in a 1607 play, The Woman Hater by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The T in the phrase to a T is likely the first letter of a word, with tittle being the most likely source.
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The colors of your suit fit you to a T.
Submitted on September 01, 2009
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