单词 | just the job |
释义 | > as lemmasjust the job P14. colloquial. just the job: exactly what is wanted, the very thing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > an advantage, benefit, or favourable circumstance > a benefit > that makes happy or prosperous > a beneficial or desirable thing good thing1745 what the doctor ordered1873 just the job1943 1943 J. L. Hunt & A. G. Pringle Service Slang 42 Just the job, if you see anything that you like, whether it is something in a shop window or a new billet, this is what you say, meaning of course that it suits you all right. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy (1959) 193 Three dance halls, two sun-bathing parades, lots of milk bars—just the job! 1959 ‘J. Ross’ Boy in Grey Overcoat ii. 21 I thought..she'd be just the job. 1973 E. Page Fortnight by Sea ix. 98 If Mrs Barratt could possibly see her way to letting us stay on..it really would be just the job. 2001 J. Paisley Not for Glory 136 When he thought up the tights, Fraser imagined they'd be just the job. < as lemmas |
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