The finale, “Help You Unpack,” abides by this rulebook to a tee.From the 4th paragraph of this article at The Daily Beacon.
上記の文で、to a teeの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "to a tee" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
〈古〉〔適合性などが〕完全に、完璧に、ぴったり上記定義では「〈古〉」となっていますが、今でも普通に使用されています。
書く場合は、to a teeよりto a Tの方が一般的です。
他の表現パターンとしてto a Tとto a tittleもありますが、個人的にはto a tittleは聞いたことがありません。
Answer
According to The Free Dictionary:Perfectly; completely; exactly. More commonly seen as "to a T."
Examples
- You look beautiful. That color really suits you to a T.
- Bold, reckless, and daring—that fits him to a tee all right.
- That job would suit you to a tee.
- A tremendous stand before the end of the half, represents what they've been able to do this half to a tee! The Guardian (2017)
- I mentioned that we were working on something that fit that bill to a tee, and sent it to him the minute I got back from the show. The Guardian (2016)
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